On Monday, July 8, the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, gave Governor Siminialayi Fubara a seven-day ultimatum to represent the 2024 Appropriation Bill.
The House resumed sitting on Monday, July 8, after the Court of Appeal judgement at the auditorium of the Assembly quarters located along Aba Road, Port Harcourt.
TimesNow.com.ng also reported that the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led led lawmakers also held its plenary on Monday at its chamber in Government House, Port-Harcourt.
As reported by The Nation, the 2024 Budget was passed by the lawmakers led by the former factional Speaker, Edison Ehie, who later resigned and was made the Chief of Staff to the governor.
The bill, which was immediately signed by the governor, had since become operational in the state.
While Martin Amaewhule led assembly threatened Fubara, the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led lawmakers loyal to the governor had in a letter by the clerk, Goodnews Gillis-West, invited a commissioner-nominee, Emmanuel Fubara, to appear before it on Monday, July 8, for screening and possible confirmation.
This recent development by the warring lawmakers in the House has further fueled the rift between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Wike and Fubara at at loggerheads over the leadership of Rivers state. Their rift has worsened the Rivers Assembly crisis as lawmakers pitch tents and elected their preferred speakers.
Martin Amaewhule-led assembly members in Rivers are loyal to Wike.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng previously reported that Governor Fubara expressed disappointment with the PDP, citing the partyâs failure to meet his expectations in the state.
He made the remarks during a meeting on Wednesday, July 26, at the government house in Port Harcourt with the Senate Committee on Privatisation, led by Senator Orji Kalu.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
