While Falana had late last year said the lawmakers would lose their seats for moving to the APC, the human rights lawyer has doubled down on his position.
“The 25 lawmakers who defected have lost their seats. They have lost their rights to remain members of the assembly,” he said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
A fresh crisis erupted in the Rivers State Assembly when some of the lawmakers elected Victor Oko-Jumbo as the speaker.
Oko-Jumbo who represents the Bonny constituency was elected by the lawmakers said to be loyal to Governor Fubara. Although the number of persons who picked him as the speaker is unclear.
Falana, however, notes that the lawmakers need a quorum to elect a speaker.
“Again, we have to look at the Constitution. Before the House can conduct proceedings, the House must form a quorum to conduct the business of the House, and a quorum in the Constitution is defined.
“But if you want to remove the governor by way of impeachment, again you must have a two-thirds majority of the legislature. This is very clear, ” Falana said.
