₦airaland Forum

The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has halted the October monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue payment to Rivers State, citing a court order as the reason.

The development comes amid an ongoing dispute between Rivers State Governor Simi Fubara and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nyesom Wike.

According to Bawa Mokwa, Spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, the decision to stop the payment is in respect of the court order, which bars the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian government from disbursing monthly allocations to the Rivers State government.

The court order was obtained by the factional Rivers State Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, who had filed an originating summons against the Rivers State Executive, under the leadership of Simi Fubara.

The Amaewhule faction had alleged that the Rivers State Executive was yet to comply with the order of a Federal High Court directing it to re-present the 2024 appropriation bill to the faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Mokwa, who spoke on Friday, emphasised that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) would respect the court order, following due diligence until a contrary order is issued.

The FAAC typically disburses revenue to the three tiers of government, including states, local governments, and the federal government.

He said, “What I got is that the October 2024 FAAC has not been distributed yet. However, the Federal Government will obey the court order on the matter of Rivers State allocation.

“We are going to follow due diligence as long as there is no contrary order. In case there is a contrary, the status will remain.”

He added, “The process of disbursement of the October 2024 monthly allocation is going.”

Edygrin:
No FAAC allocation then no drilling of crude oil in Rivers State.

Edygrin:
No FAAC allocation then no drilling of crude oil in Rivers State.

Stolen:
SOON TINUBU WILL BLOW UP THE COUNTRY.


THIS IS A COUNTRY, NOT LAGOS STATE

PressMyButton:
Dey play.

Edygrin:
They should stop the allocation na, you think Rivers State is Lagos.

PressMyButton:
It has been stopped already, can't you read.

PressMyButton:
Dey play, Tompolo go clear una finish.

PressMyButton:
Is there any court order Fubara has obeyed?.

After God, na Tinubu. Fear Govt and obey the law.

Edygrin:
Tompolo ke.. You get sense so??

Ezewuzie01:
Rivers state civil servants should hold their lawless governor Fubara for any shortfall or delays in their salary payments

The idiot destroyed the Rivers state house of assembly building and is taking laws from only 3 people that is not even close to a quorum. The criminal is calling Wike a dictator when he is infact the dictator who don't want to have a house of assembly checking him as the constitution demands.

owobokiri:
After God na Tinubu?
Useless talk

PressMyButton:
Dey play, Tompolo go clear una finish.

PressMyButton:
Oya carry your thin legs and go and face him. Tell him you want to blow up pipelines and there's nothing he can do.

PressMyButton:
The most powerful man next to God

Edygrin:
No single state has received October's FAAC allocation, so you can't say it has been stopped when no single state has received theirs. Let them pay the 35 states and not pay Rivers State that's when we'll know it has been stopped

Zooposki:
Tompolo will go their land to chase them away?

PressMyButton:
My friend, read and cure your low understanding. The court order is subsisting and when FAAC is being shared Fubara won't receive one Kobo from LG's share.