Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly as non-existent, hence has  no valid legislative authority to  take binding legislative decisions on the state following their defection.

The Governor disclosed this while addressing a delegation of Traditional Rulers and opinion leaders from Bayelsa state, led by Senator Seriake Dickson, former governor of the state, who paid him a courtesy visit  at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday.

The governor pointed out that he accepted the presidential peace accord to keep them floating as the agreement has no constitutional basis but a political solution to a problem.

“I accepted it because these were people that have eaten in my house and I have assisted to pay their children school fee even when I have not become the governor.

“We may have our disagreement, but I believe that one day we could also come together, that was the reason I did it, but it was time I made a statement on this so that they understand that they are not existing.”

Sir Fubara said he made more sacrifices in the course of the crisis to ensure peace, adding that even with the peace deal his supporters are being harassed and intimidated with arrest every day.

He said he has continued to show restraint as a mature leader realizing that there can be no meaningful development in an atmosphere of rancour.

“And because our intentions for Rivers State is to build on the foundation laid by our past leaders, it will be wrong for me to take the path of crisis. And that is why we are still seeing and recording the development that you are witnessing in the state,” he said.

He accused the recently resigned commissioners as saboteurs who only wanted his government to fail.