The 27 had approached the court seeking to vacate the interlocutory injunction of a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt.
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The warrant followed Ehie’s alleged involvement in the burning of the State House of Assembly complex in Rivers State.
The suspects were arraigned before Justice Bolaji Olajuwon by the police in a charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/25/2024.
The 27 lawmakers defected from the party on Monday amid moves to impeach the state governor, Sim Fubara.
The lawmakers are led by Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie.
While the demolition of the state house of assembly was ongoing, the lawmakers were seen making their way into the Rivers State Government House.
This came as members loyal to both factional Speakers allegedly held separate sittings at different locations.
The section states: “At any time when any House of Assembly of a state is unable to perform its functions by reason of the situation prevailing in the state, The National Assembly may make such Laws for the peace, order and good government of that state with respect to matters on which a House of Assembly may make laws as may appear to the National Assembly to be necessary or expedient until such time as the House of Assembly is able to resume its functions; and any such laws enacted by the National Assembly pursuant to this section shall have effect as if they were laws enacted by the House of Assembly of the state