Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, has resigned. A new Speaker has been elected. He is Adams Dabotorudima, representing Okrika Constituency. This may be an indication that all is not well in the camp of the embattled governor of the state, Nyesom Wike.
The Speaker resigned few minutes after the passage of N307 billion for the 2016 Budget into law, a sitting which he presided over. Ibani, who represents Andoni Constituency in the House, was said to have resigned on personal ground. He was among the lawmakers the Rivers State Election Tribunal nullified their elections, eventhough he has appealed the judgment.
