Two Female Lawmakers Clash Over Emergency Rule in Rivers

Two female members of the House of Representatives, Marie Ebikake and Blessing Amadi, on Wednesday, engaged in a heated argument over the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.

The argument started a few minutes before the commencement of the plenary as a general discussion among lawmakers about the political crisis in Rivers.

However, tensions escalated when the two lawmakers began to exchange words, pointing fingers at each other in a heated dispute over the legality and necessity of the emergency rule.

Mrs Ebikake represents Brass/Nembe Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State, while Mrs Amadi represents Port Harcourt 2 Federal Constituency of Rivers State.

Other lawmakers, including Mark Esset, representing Nsit Atai/Ibesikpo Asutan/Uruan/Uyo federal constituency, were also heard shouting, “Is this democracy?”.

Although the two chambers of the National Assembly have to approve the state of emergency before it becomes effective, President Tinubu has since inaugurated Mr Ibas.