New Rivers State Speaker declares seats of 27 lawmakers vacant over defection The Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, Barrister Ehie Edison, has declared vacant the seat of lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made on Wednesday when the speaker led proceedings of the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly. Neptune Prime reports that 27 lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly publicly announced their defection from the PDP to APC on Monday. READ ALSO: APC takes control of Rivers...