Martins Amaewhule

Martins Chike Amaewhule Listenⓘ is a Nigerian politician who serves as the Speaker of the 10th Assembly of the Rivers State House of Assembly.[1] He previously served as Majority Leader of the House.

He represents the Obio-Akpor I constituency in the Assembly. A loyal member of the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party He was first elected in 2011 and re-elected in the March 2016 election rerun.[2][3]


Political career

Amaewhule was first elected to represent Obio-Akpor I Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly in 2011 and was subsequently re-elected. He served as Majority Leader of the 9th Assembly before being elected Speaker of the 10th Assembly in June 2023. During the political crisis in Rivers State, he led a faction of the House of Assembly. In 2025, the Supreme Court affirmed the legitimacy of the Amaewhule-led leadership of the House.[4][5][6]



References

  1. ↑ Meshioye, David (2023-06-05). "Rivers gets new speaker as Fubara proclaims 10th Assembly". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Inec Releases 4 Federal Constituency And 11 State Constituency Results". Inecnigeria.org. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rivers State House of Assembly passes motion to derecognize Celestine Omehia as ex Governor". guardian.ng/. October 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ Daramola, Ayomikunle (2023-06-05). "Amaewhule becomes Rivers speaker as Fubara inaugurates new assembly". TheCable. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  5. ↑ Kareem, Azeez (2025-03-06). "Why Amaewhule-led leadership of Rivers Assembly - Supreme Court". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  6. ↑ Amos, Kobor (2023-06-06). "Rivers House elects Speaker, deputy as Fubara proclaims 10th Assembly". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
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