Factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly through the extended political disaster within the state, Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, has aligned with the Rainbow Coalition, a multi-party political group fashioned by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
DAILY POST stories that Oko-Jumbo emerged as a factional Speaker on May 8, 2024, following the political face-off between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister.
He had presided over sittings with about three lawmakers supporting him.
The lawmakers, whose seats had been declared vacant through the disaster, returned to the Assembly underneath Speaker Martins Amaewhule on Monday.
Oko-Jumbo joined the coalition on Tuesday in Bonny Local Government Area of the state after months of hesitation.
The lawmaker, who represents Bonny Constituency, was amongst a number of former loyalists of Governor Fubara who declared help for the coalition following the governor’s public return to what he described as his political household.
