ABUJA – The G60 lawmakers, a group of opposition Lawmakers in the House of Representatives has described the sitting by sacked Rivers State lawmakers as a glorified kindred meeting with no legality.

Recall that last week, the court of appeal had vacated the order that sacked 25 members of the State House of Assembly who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-man panel of Justices, held that the Rivers High Court, which issued the order, lacked the requisite jurisdiction to do so.

Subsequently, the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, handed a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, to re-present the 2024 budget to the House.

Reacting to the development, the spokesperson of G60 lawmakers, Ikenga Ugochinyere, in a statement said the sitting was “a glorified kindred meeting with no legality,” insisting that 7day ultimatum is baseless.

He said until all Rivers matters end in the Supreme Court, their sitting is a kindred gathering with no force of law.

He urged the Governor to ignore the attention seeking 7 days ultimatum.

The statement reads in part, “. . . Sacked Rivers lawmakers seat remains vacant as the Appeal court did not decide on the validity of their illegal decampment nor the declaration of their seat vacant.

“The Appeal Court focused on declaring that the Federal High Court is the only court with the jurisdiction to decide on the legality or illegality of decampment thereby ruling against Rivers High Court proceedings.

The legal fireworks continue, as the declaration of the vacant seats is still valid and subject of pending litigation. The Court of Appeal ruling last week shouldn’t be misconstrued in any way.”

It continued that “the Appeal court didn’t decide on the validity of their illegal decampment nor the declaration of their seats vacant. A’Court focused on declaring that the Federal High Court is the only court with the jurisdiction to decide on the legality or illegality of decampment thereby ruling against Rivers High Court proceedings.”