{
  "id": 11279837,
  "title": "Rivers assembly received constituency project funds during emergency rule — Lawmaker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/rivers-assembly-received-constituency-project-funds-during-emergency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:10:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/rivers-assembly-received-constituency-project-funds-during-emergency-rule-lawmaker/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 10th Rivers State House of Assembly received constituency project funds during the six-month state of emergency declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu. Deputy Chief Whip of the Assembly, Justina Emeji, disclosed this during the commissioning of her constituency project, the Echonwere Royal Hall. Emeji and her colleagues received the funds from Ibas during the emergency rule, which she used to fulfil her campaign promises of quality representation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Rivers assembly received constituency project funds during emergency rule — Lawmaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/rivers-assembly-received-constituency-project-funds-during-emergency-11283841",
        "published": "2026-10-01T21:32:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}