Wike said that, with the expiration, the Rivers State
Assembly is expected to resume its duties.

He spoke after casting his vote in the ongoing local
government election in Rivers State.

President Bola Tinubu had declared emergency rule in Rivers
State to prevent the outbreak of a political crisis. Tinubu had suspended
Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy, and the State House of Assembly for six
months.

However, Wike said: “As far as we are concerned, this
election is peaceful, people are trooping out and at the end of the day the
election has been conducted successfully and peacefully.

“I do know that by September 18, the state of emergency will
expire and the state assembly will come back to their job and we will have a
government at the grassroots level.”

He said further:” The coast is clear for the state of
emergency to be lifted, being that the state government has its representative
and the local government has its representatives, so we are good to go.”