25th November 2025
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has pledged to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill at the newly reconstructed House of Assembly Complex currently being built by his administration.
Fubara made the commitment on Monday after inspecting ongoing work at the site along Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, expressing satisfaction with the pace and quality of construction.
He disclosed that the main contractor, MCC, had subcontracted the interior works to Julius Berger to fast-track completion.
The governor said the main building—being rebuilt after the previous structure was demolished following a fire incident during the state’s political crisis—should be ready before the end of December.
He also stressed the need for lawmakers to return to the permanent Assembly complex, noting that the members currently sitting in a temporary chamber at their residential quarters should resume full legislative business in the main facility following the restoration of peace.
“We have been working seriously hard to make sure that their permanent sitting chambers are put in place. You know the drama that surrounded our relationship before.
“But by the special grace of God, now that everything has been sorted out, it is our desire to ensure that the Assembly comes back to their normal and rightful sitting,” he said.
Fubara noted that while the undemolished section of the old complex would be handled by the Speaker, the government was committed to completing all major reconstruction works ahead of the 2026 budget presentation.
“I strongly believe that before the end of December, this particular place should be set. Maybe when they come in, the other side of the complex that is not part of the major work will be handled by the Speaker himself.
“But this particular work on the site, I will make sure I make it ready for them, so that by the time we will be presenting our budget for 2026, we will do it in the main hallowed chambers, in the dignified manner that befits us,” he said.
The Assembly complex was bombed in October 2023 during a crisis that produced two Speakers—one aligned with the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and the other loyal to Fubara.
The factions operated separately, with pro-Wike lawmakers sitting at their official quarters and the pro-Fubara group holding sessions inside Government House.
The Supreme Court later recognised the pro-Wike Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, as the legitimate head of the Assembly. The conflict deepened with an attempt to impeach Fubara.
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