A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has nullified Section 3 of the Rivers State House of Assembly Service Commission Law as amended by the Martin Amaewhule-led Assembly.
In his ruling on Tuesday, the presiding judge, justice Mrs Kariba Dagogo Jack said the amendment law no 3, 2024, was inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution, and as such null and void.
According to her, the amendment violated sections 5, 176, 197, and 198 of the Nigerian Constitution.
She described the actions of the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly as an attempt by legislators to usurp the responsibilities of the executive in clear violations to the principle of separation of powers.
The suit was filed by the Association of Legal Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)
that felt concerned about that significant change.
