Lawmaker representing Port Harcourt constituency 1 in the Rivers State House of Assembly Hon Victoria Nyeche has said she abstained from voting in favour of the approval to suspend 12 Local Government Chairmen in the State because the list was incomplete
Recall that during plenary on Tuesday this week, 22 lawmakers voted in favour of the approval while Hon Nyeche abstained
Speaking with journalists, after plenary, the lawmaker said though there was nothing wrong with the governor suspending the Local Government Chairmen and writing to the Assembly for ratification ” but the reason given for that suspension was security reason and I think that we have very serious security challenges in Obio Akpor and Port Harcourt City Local Governments and I did not see the Chairmen of Obio Akpor and Port Harcourt City Local Government listed on the list of suspended Local Government Chairmen, and I think Obio Akpor and PHALGA is where we have the highest crime rate in the state.
So for me that list was not complete and i do not think i should be part, so that was why I actually abstained from voting in favour of that approval” she said.
