Rivers Political Crisis Deepens as Governor Demolishes Assembly, Defectors Switch Parties
• Rivers State government demolished the legislative assembly complex, justifying it was unsafe following recent explosion • Four pro-Governor lawmakers held plenary at Government House while demolition occurred • Twenty-seven PDP lawmakers recently defected to APC, threatening to reject Governor's requests • Pro-Governor factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, declared defectors' seats vacant at plenary session • PDP directs legal adviser to sue defectors; APC condemns demolition, says Governor orchestrated assembly explosion