In one of its first actions after resumption from a six-month suspension on Thursday, the Rivers State House of Assembly asked Governor Siminalayi Fubara to forward the list of commissioners-nominee to the House for consideration.
The lawmakers, led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu ended the emergency rule in the state.
On the Order Paper for the day, there was only one item, which was a “Motion to Set Legislative Agenda for the Remainder of the Year for the 10th Assembly”.
Although the governor and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, are expected to resume the leadership of the state, they had not arrived at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, as of 4:50 pm on Thursday.
An excited crowd of supporters gathered at the Government House in the early hour of the day, waiting to welcome Fubara and his deputy.
Officials from the state emergency services were also on the ground.
The former Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), who handed over the reins of power on Wednesday night, urged political actors in the state to embrace mutual respect and dialogue in a state broadcast.
