Details Of The Show Of Shame At Rivers House Of Assembly
*Majority leader, speaker beaten // *Bipi made himself speaker for a few minutes
*Bipi asked his cops, thugs to shoot Governor Amaechi // *Bipi resisted arrest
Amaechi walked towards him and replied: “Shoot me?” The Governor thereafter ordered his security men that came with him to arrest Bipialaka. But Bipi’s orderly and Policemen who came with him resisted the arrest.
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Anyway, Governor Amaechi later presented a minor amendment of the 2013 budget as it affects the capital expenditure only. It was debated and adopted.
The Rivers State House of Assembly witnessed a very rowdy session on Tuesday after about two months of adjournment as pro-Governor Rotimi Amaechi legislators battled five renegade lawmakers rooting for the political opponents of the governor.
The minority lawmakers' agenda is to impeach Amaechi as instructed by the powers in Abuja...
The minority lawmakers' agenda is to impeach Amaechi as instructed by the powers in Abuja...
They made the impeachment of Speaker Otelemaba Amachree and other principal officers the first priority. They thus stole into the House of Assembly at about 8.30am, earlier before the normal sitting of the House and smuggled in a mace.
But they met eight Pro-Amaechi lawmakers including the Speaker Otelemaba Amachree, Chidi Llyod, the Majority Leader and six others inside the assembly chamber.
Frustrated that their coup was a mission impossible, one of the five rebels, Evans Bapakaye Bipi, went straight to Chidi Llyod’s seat and physically assaulted him.
As Llyod and Bipi were having a fisticuffs, the Speaker who stepped in to separate them was also attacked by Bipi. A free-for -all started, with blows being exchanged by both sides.
Lloyd was injured, while Martins Amaehule another anti-Ameachi Lawmaker representing Obio-Akpor was also injured and rushed to St Patricks Hospital at Ogbunabali in Port Harcourt for treatment.
As the fracas degenerated, some of the pro-Amaechi lawmakers ran for their dear lives because of the many thugs brought into the Assembly premises by the Bipi and 4 lawmakers with Abuja connection.
The moment was seized by the minority lawmakers, as a member of the group, Victor Ihunwo, representing Port Harcourt constituency stepped into the Speaker’s seat to “Pilot “ the affairs.
Martins Amaehule moved the “motion” for the “Impeachment” of the Speaker who has been rushed out after the physical assault. Kelechi Worgu, also an anti-Amaechi lawmaker, representing Omuma Constituency “supported” the motion and thereafter announced Bipi as the new “Speaker.”
Governor Amaechi who was alerted about the fracas and the breakdown of law and order at the Assembly, arrived at the Assembly chambers, just in time to hear Evans Babakaya Bipialaka give a vote of thanks for his "fake election" as Speaker of four other members.
On sighting Governor Amaechi, according to witnesses, Bipialaka ordered some thugs and policemen to “shoot him…shoot him”, pointing at the Governor.
But they met eight Pro-Amaechi lawmakers including the Speaker Otelemaba Amachree, Chidi Llyod, the Majority Leader and six others inside the assembly chamber.
Frustrated that their coup was a mission impossible, one of the five rebels, Evans Bapakaye Bipi, went straight to Chidi Llyod’s seat and physically assaulted him.
As Llyod and Bipi were having a fisticuffs, the Speaker who stepped in to separate them was also attacked by Bipi. A free-for -all started, with blows being exchanged by both sides.
Lloyd was injured, while Martins Amaehule another anti-Ameachi Lawmaker representing Obio-Akpor was also injured and rushed to St Patricks Hospital at Ogbunabali in Port Harcourt for treatment.
As the fracas degenerated, some of the pro-Amaechi lawmakers ran for their dear lives because of the many thugs brought into the Assembly premises by the Bipi and 4 lawmakers with Abuja connection.
The moment was seized by the minority lawmakers, as a member of the group, Victor Ihunwo, representing Port Harcourt constituency stepped into the Speaker’s seat to “Pilot “ the affairs.
Martins Amaehule moved the “motion” for the “Impeachment” of the Speaker who has been rushed out after the physical assault. Kelechi Worgu, also an anti-Amaechi lawmaker, representing Omuma Constituency “supported” the motion and thereafter announced Bipi as the new “Speaker.”
Governor Amaechi who was alerted about the fracas and the breakdown of law and order at the Assembly, arrived at the Assembly chambers, just in time to hear Evans Babakaya Bipialaka give a vote of thanks for his "fake election" as Speaker of four other members.
On sighting Governor Amaechi, according to witnesses, Bipialaka ordered some thugs and policemen to “shoot him…shoot him”, pointing at the Governor.
Amaechi walked towards him and replied: “Shoot me?” The Governor thereafter ordered his security men that came with him to arrest Bipialaka. But Bipi’s orderly and Policemen who came with him resisted the arrest.
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This said Bipi is the lawmaker representing Ogu-Bolo Constituency, whose wedding was attended few weeks ago by Mrs Patience Jonathan as a Special Guest of Honour and Mother of the Day.
After the confrontation with the governor, Bipi and other other four lawmakers opposed to Amaechi left the assembly with their thugs.
After calm was restored, the house was re-convened at exactly 11.40am with the Speaker, Otelemaba Dan-Amachree, presiding with 22 Lawmakers present.
According to Okafor Ofiebo of PM News, there was still tension with thugs supporting the anti-Amaechi group shouting that they be allowed into the Assembly but were prevented by pro-Amaechi supporters and House of Assembly Policemen.
After the confrontation with the governor, Bipi and other other four lawmakers opposed to Amaechi left the assembly with their thugs.
After calm was restored, the house was re-convened at exactly 11.40am with the Speaker, Otelemaba Dan-Amachree, presiding with 22 Lawmakers present.
According to Okafor Ofiebo of PM News, there was still tension with thugs supporting the anti-Amaechi group shouting that they be allowed into the Assembly but were prevented by pro-Amaechi supporters and House of Assembly Policemen.
Anyway, Governor Amaechi later presented a minor amendment of the 2013 budget as it affects the capital expenditure only. It was debated and adopted.
From what OluFamous.Com gathered, Governor Amaechi and his group of majority of 28 lawmakers later have the day as the defeated the 5 "bad eggs". The Abuja politicians, some of them in the Presidency, who want Amaechi out at all cost, are not happy but there was nothing they could do.
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