A Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has ordered the parties involved in the ongoing House of Assembly crisis in the state to maintain the status quo, until the determination of the matter.
Martin Amaewhule and 24 others had approached the apex court seeking to vacate the Interlocutory Injunction of a High Court in Port Harcourt, which empowered Victor Oko-Jumbo to keep on with the leadership of the state assembly.
Justice Charles Wali of the State High Court had also ordered Amaewhule and others to stop parading as speaker and lawmakers in the legislative arm of the state, stating that all the laws made by Amaewhule and others were in nullity
But the three-man Appeal Court Panel made up of Justice Jimi Olukayode Bada, Justice Hamma Akawu and Justice Balkisu Bello Aliyu, which sat virtually, urged the parties involved in the matter to maintain the status quo and adjourned till 20th of July.
