According to The Nation, The Court of Appeal has scheduled Thursday, July 4, to deliver the long-awaited judgment in the case between Martins Amaewhule-led lawmakers and Victor Oko-Jumbo-led legislators.

It was gathered that the outcome of the judgment would significantly settle the political imbroglio in Rivers and reduce tension in the state.

The matter scheduled for judgment was listed as the only event in the cause list for Thursday by the Court of Appeal Abuja Judicial Division, a copy of which was sighted by the Nation.

The Interlocutory Injunction of the High Court in Port Harcourt, which acknowledged Victor Oko-Jumbo as the Speaker, served as the foundation for the appeal.

Amaewhule and twenty-four other people were also given an order by State High Court Justice Charles Wali to cease presenting themselves as the speaker and legislators of the state House of Assembly.

The Port Harcourt Court of Appeal chose to consider the case and render a decision despite declining to halt the order's enforcement.

Judge Jimi Olukayode Bada, Justice Hamma Akawu, and Justice Balkisu Bello Aliyu, the three members of the Appeal panel, nevertheless, directed the parties involved in the issue to preserve the status quo.

Whether the deposed elected local government chairmen would refight for the six-month term extension that the Amaewhule-led parliamentarians had granted them would depend on the outcome of the forecast ruling. The state governor, Siminialayi Fubara, decided to appoint caretaker committee chairmen to oversee the councils.

These chairmen were vetted and confirmed by lawmakers led by Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo. The tenure elongation controversy has created significant strain in the political system.

The police chose to seize control of the secretariats of the councils while they awaited the Court of Appeal's decision because they suspected rioting and even carnage.

The interim committee chairmen proceeded to manage the councils using temporary offices, and rumours circulated that the police would leave the secretariats following the verdict.