Building Structural Defects: House of Assembly Relocates Sitting To Government House As Govt Knocks Down Assembly Complex

The Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara’s Led Rivers State Government is Set To Rebuild Assembly Complex Due To Structural Defects Caused By The Fire Incident That Occurred Weeks Ago and has commenced demolition of the State House of Assembly in a new twist to the political crisis in the state.

The demolition of the Rivers State House of Assembly building located along Moscow Road, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, is to pave way for the reconstruction following the fire accident that affected the structural integrity of the building.

It was gathered that bulldozer’s and other earth moving equipment belonging to the State Government descended on the Assembly Complex as early as 5.00 a.m. on Wednesday morning and took position around the charred remains of the complex.

The demolition of the State House of Assembly commenced at about 7:30am and is still ongoing

The reconstruction follows the burning down of the Assembly Complex in the wake of the factionalization of the State House of Assembly between supporters of Governor Simi Fubara and his predecessor.  the Rivers state government has following the fire incident undertaken to reconstruct the House of Assembly complex ,the demolition and reconstruction is bound to elicit political reactions as another dimension to the faceoff between the pro Wike legislators and the legislators aligned to Governor Fubara in the State House of Assembly.