Rivers Assembly Complex Demolished, Fubara Presents New Budget At Govt House

Intrigues keep trailing the political crisis in Rivers State as the state House of Assembly Complex was on Wednesday demolished.

This was as Governor Siminalayi Fubara presented the N800bn 2024 budget estimates to the Edison Ehie-led group at the Government House the same period the demolition was carried out.

The presentation of the budget took place at a hall in the Government House, due to the “renovation” work at the state assembly complex which began Wednesday morning.

Present at the budget presentation were members of the House loyal to Ehie. None of the members who recently moved from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was in attendance.

The demolition of the complex was carried out by the state government.

The Complex was demolished amid tight security about two months after fire gutted the complex.

The demolition exercise commenced at about 6:45am with the state governor leading a convoy consisting of about 10 bulldozers carried on heavy-duty flatbed lorries into the Assembly premises.

Security presence along Moscow road was very tight, with both sides of the road completely cordoned off and blocked to vehicular traffic.