8th Rivers State House of Assembly
The 8th Rivers State House of Assembly is the current session of the Rivers State legislature. It was formed after the 11 April and 18 2015 elections. Representatives of the Assembly were elected from 32 constituencies with members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the majority.[1] The Assembly was inaugurated on 1 June 2015. The elected presiding officer (Speaker) was Ikuinyi O. Ibani, until 19 December, when he resigned and was replaced by Adams Dabotorudima.[2] In December 2016, Ikuinyi O. Ibani was re-elected as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
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| Legislative body | Rivers State House of Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Rivers State, Nigeria | ||||
| Term | 1 June 2015 – 1 June 2019 | ||||
| Election | 11 April 2015
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| Website | www | ||||
| 8th Assembly | |||||
| Members | 32 | ||||
| Speaker | Ikuinyi Owaji Ibani | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Marshall S. Uwom | ||||
| Leader | Martins Amaewhule | ||||
| Deputy Leader | Loolo Dinebari | ||||
| Whip | Evans B. Bipi | ||||
| Deputy Whip | Major Jack | ||||
Leadership
| Office | Constituency | Representative | Party |
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| Speaker of the House | Andoni | Ikuinyi Owaji Ibani | PDP |
| Deputy Speaker | Abua–Odual | Marshall S. Uwom | PDP |
| Leader | Obio-Akpor I | Martins Amaewhule | PDP |
| Deputy Leader | Khana II | Loolo Dinebari | PDP |
| Whip | Ogu–Bolo | Evans B. Bipi | PDP |
| Deputy Whip | Akuku-Toru I | Major Jack | PDP |
Members
| Constituency | Name | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Ahoada East I | Martyns Mannah | PDP |
| Ahoada East II | Ehie O. Edison | PDP |
| Ahoada West | Okpokiri Okpokiri | PDP |
| Akuku-Toru II | Benibo Anabraba | APC |
| Asari-Toru I | Granville Wellington | PDP |
| Asari-Toru II | Enemi George | PDP |
| Bonny | Abinye Blessing Pepple | PDP |
| Degema | Farah Dagogo | PDP |
| Eleme | Josiah J. Olu | APC |
| Emohua | Samuel Ogeh | PDP |
| Etche I | Opurum Iroanya | PDP |
| Etche II | Tony U. Ejiogu | PDP |
| Gokana | Ngbulelo Israel | PDP |
| Ikwerre | Anslem Oguguo | PDP |
| Khana I | Deeyah Bariene | PDP |
| Obio-Akpor II | Michael O. Chinda | PDP |
| Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni I | Christian Ihiakwo | PDP |
| Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni II | Nathaniel Uwaji | PDP |
| Okrika | Adams Dabotorudima | PDP |
| Omuma | Kelechi Nwogu | PDP |
| Opobo–Nkoro | Diri K. Adonye | PDP |
| Oyigbo | Chisom P. Dike | PDP |
| Port Harcourt I | Ogbonda Wene | PDP |
| Port Harcourt II | Ihunwo Nyeche | PDP |
| Port Harcourt III | Adoki T. Smart | PDP |
| Tai | Ngbar Amulele | PDP |
References
- "RIvers PDP sweeps House of Assembly seats". ScanNews Nigeria. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- Naku, Dennis (2 June 2015). "Rivers Assembly gets new Speaker, deputy". National Mirror. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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