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The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adams Dabutorudima has resigned.
The Rivers State House of Assembly immediately elected Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani, representing Andoni constituency, as replacement for Dabotorudima.
Ibani was the speaker until the court of appeal nullified his election into the house last year.
He was re-elected in the December 10 legislative rerun election.
Dabotorudima resigned shortly after administering oath of office on those declared winners of the rerun poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Those sworn in include Farah Dagogo (PDP), Degema constituency; Adonye Diri (PDP), Opobo/Nkoro constituency; Victoria Nyeche (APC), Port Harcourt constituency 1; Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani (PDP), Andoni constituency; Granville Wellington (PDP), Asari-Toru constituency 1; Enemi Alabo-George, (PDP), Asari-Toru constituency II and Abinye Pepple (PDP), Bonny constituency.
Others are Mathew Dike (APC), Tai constituency; Josiah John Olu (APC), Eleme constituency; Innocent Barikor (APC), Gokana constituency; Friday Nubari Nke-ee (APC), Khana constituency II and Azubuike Chikere Wanjoku (APC), Ikwerre constituency.
While the change of guards in Rivers was more of political expediency, the resignation of Abia speaker was dramatic.
