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Rivers State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Government of Rivers State inaugurated in 1979. It is a unicameral body with 32 members elected into 32 state constituencies. The current Speaker of the State Assembly is Rt. Hon. Martins Chike Amaewhule, DSSRS .
The 8th Rivers State House of Assembly is the session of the Rivers State legislature 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 Rivers State House of Assembly is the unicameral legislative body of the state government. It was established in 1979 by part II, section 84 of the Constitution of Nigeria , which states "There shall be a House of Assembly for each of the States of the Federation".
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly is the political head of the legislative body in Rivers State, Nigeria. Elected by the Members of the House, the speaker's primary responsibility is to preside over the sitting and deliberations of the Assembly. The Speaker also represents the voters of his or her constituency.
The legislative powers in the state lie with the Rivers State House of Assembly. A unicameral body of 32 members elected every four years. The Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, assisted by other Principal Officers. All of whom are elected from among the House membership by the legislators.
Martins Chike Amaewhule is a state-level politician in Nigeria and the incumbent Speaker of the 10th Assembly of the Rivers State House of Assembly and the immediate Majority Leader of State House of Assembly. He is representing the assembly constituency of Obio-Akpor I.
The 7th Rivers State House of Assembly was formed after the 2011 parliamentary election. The Assembly sat from 30 May 2011 until 31 May 2015. Representatives of the Assembly were elected from 32 constituencies with members of the Rivers State People's Democratic Party in the majority.
There are 23 local government areas, 319 electoral wards and 4442 polling units in the state. [1] Elections for Governor and the House of Assembly are held every four years, along with federal elections for President and the National Assembly. Rivers State organizes elections into its local governments through the State Independent Electoral ...