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The Rivers State government and the State House of Assembly are at loggerheads over the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment, particularly regarding the presentation of the 2025 budget, ThisDay Nigeria reports.

While lawmakers accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of obstructing the judgment’s execution, the state government fired back, urging the Assembly to reconvene so the budget could be formally presented.

Speaking in Port Harcourt, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Assembly spokesperson, Dr. Enemi Alabo George, challenged the governor to provide proof of the letter he allegedly sent to the House.

“Last week, we were told that on his way to Ogoni for a programme, the governor made a stop at the House of Assembly Quarters gate to address the press. He claimed to have sent a letter to the House requesting to present the appropriation bill, but no such letter was received,” George said.

He further criticized the governor’s aides for allegedly forwarding the letter via WhatsApp to some lawmakers, describing it as “awkward, unprofessional, and embarrassing.”

“As I speak, social media is flooded with reports about a supposed letter from the governor to the House. This is false. We categorically state that there is no such letter before the House or its staff. We challenge the governor to produce an acknowledged copy or any evidence of its receipt,” he added.

George accused the governor of intentionally frustrating the Assembly’s efforts to work with him after the Supreme Court judgment, particularly regarding the budget.

“After the Supreme Court ruling, we wrote to the governor urging him to present the budget immediately for speedy consideration. We had hoped to pass the bill by March 15, 2025, to allow time for the federal government to release funds frozen by the court ruling.

“However, our letter was rejected, and House staff who attempted to deliver it were harassed at the Government House gate. We later used a courier service, yet the governor ignored our call and showed no intention to engage with us,” George alleged.

Rivers Government Urges Assembly to Reconvene

Responding to the allegations, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, dismissed the Assembly’s claims and insisted that the government had made multiple attempts to present the budget.

“On March 7, when we got the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment, we wrote to the Assembly, but they pretended not to have seen it. We sent another letter on March 12, informing them of our intention to present the budget, but they hurriedly ended their sitting, locked us out, and fled.

“We wrote again on March 13, only to hear that they adjourned sine die (indefinitely) as soon as they received the letter,” Johnson said.

He called on the lawmakers to reconvene, stating that failing to consider the budget would mean defying the Supreme Court ruling, leading to a constitutional crisis.

“If they don’t sit and address the budget as directed by the Supreme Court, it would imply opposition to the court’s ruling, creating a constitutional stalemate that benefits no one,” Johnson warned.

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Hoelujohn:
That is wastage of money. All that needs to be done is that a circular should be passed to all civil servants and pensioners that they should go to the Assembly members home to collect their salaries and pensions that the money is with them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46IwKckMypI?feature=shared

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Rutherford2019:
Fubara is as weak as Jonathan
Just raise 5k youths in each LGA of the state, arm those youths and name the them name like Operation Restore Order,give commissioner of police 1B naira, place few policemen on monthly stipend.
Both Wike and the Assembly guys will never step foot on Rivers state until he finish his 8yrs

Fuckyoumod:
See your big big talk, do you think we are in Afghanistan or Iran where animals and terrorists rule?

The next day, Wike will respond in kind and state of emergency will be declared and it will be over for SIM! Make una calm down they learn politics. So who do you think your violence will benefit the more? Wike or SIM.

The fact is that as it stands SIM has no political leverage even as a Governor. is like being at the mercy of your enemies.

His only hope now is God, the chief judge of Rivers State and Mr President.


this matter no dey me and you hand again, even Rivers people sef hand can't do much again, people threatening violence who you wan kill? Ordinary citizens? Because you can't get to Wike or his assembly members they don't take their security lightly.
The SIM himself is not a do or die man.

Politically and legally the fights are over!

Hoelujohn:
That is wastage of money. All that needs to be done is that a circular should be passed to all civil servants and pensioners that they should go to the Assembly members home to collect their salaries and pensions that the money is with them

Infoguy666:
https://thisdaynigeria.news/2025/03/17/rivers-govt-assembly-in-loggerheads-over-supreme-court-verdict-budget-presentation/

Hoelujohn:
That is wastage of money. All that needs to be done is that a circular should be passed to all civil servants and pensioners that they should go to the Assembly members home to collect their salaries and pensions that the money is with them