Rivers Assembly summons firm over host community’s petition

The Rivers State House of Assembly has summoned the management of Heirs Energies Limited to appear before it over a petition filed by the Omuohia Community in Igwuruta Town, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.

The House directed the company’s management to appear before lawmakers on Monday, July 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters, where plenary is being held temporarily.

The lawmakers’ letter, dated July 7, 2026, was signed by the Clerk of the House, Dr Emeka Amadi, and addressed to the company’s Managing Director.

A copy of the letter was sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday.

The Martin Amaewhule-led Assembly said the summons became necessary following the company’s repeated failure to honour invitations by its Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions.

The House said it reached the decision after considering the committee’s report during the Fourth Legislative Sitting of the Fourth Session of the 10th Assembly.

According to the resolution, the lawmakers resolved to “register its displeasure, and condemn, in strong terms, the wilful refusal of Heirs Energies Limited to appear before the Committee despite several invitations to this effect.”

The lawmakers also warned that failure to comply with the summons could lead to the invocation of the Assembly’s constitutional powers.

The House said it would “not hesitate to invoke its powers, in line with Section 129 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), if you fail to appear accordingly.”

The petition before the Assembly was filed by the Omuohia Community in Igwuruta Town against Heirs Energies Limited.

The letter directed the company to treat the invitation “as utmost priority.”

The letter partly read, “At the Fourth Legislative Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Tenth Assembly, the House considered the report of the House Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions on the petition by Omuohia Community in Igwuruta Town against Heirs Energies Limited and resolved to:

“Register its displeasure and condemn, in strong terms, the wilful refusal of Heirs Energies Limited to appear before the Committee despite several invitations to this effect;

“Invite you to appear before the House with your management team on Monday, July 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters;

“And warn that the House would not hesitate to invoke its powers, in consonance with Section 129 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), if you fail to appear accordingly. Please treat this as a matter of utmost priority.”