Members of the chamber got into a heated argument as the House of Representatives was ready to discuss the emergency rule in Rivers State.
Two female members yelled at one another over the political unrest in the South-South State.
The two female lawmakers, Marie Ebikake (PDP, Bayelsa) and Blessing Amadi (PDP, Rivers), engaged in a shouting match on the constitutionality of the President’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers.
This happened before the commencement of the plenary.
It took the intervention of other lawmakers in the chamber to prevent the issue from snowballing into an uncontrollable situation.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political crisis in the state.
The president also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the state assembly for six months.
