The Rivers State House of Assembly has given Governor Sim Fubara 48 hours to submit the 2025 budget to the lawmakers.
This directive was made during the plenary session in Port Harcourt on Monday.
Fubara had previously presented and signed the ₦1.1 trillion 2025 budget into law on January 2nd, after presenting it to the legislature led by Victor Oko-Jumbo.
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However, following a Supreme Court ruling last week, which declared Martin Amaewhule and his faction of lawmakers as the rightful members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, the legislature has now called on Fubara to present the budget bill, referred to as the “Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development.”
In addition, the Supreme Court instructed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold funds allocated to Rivers State until the state addresses its disobedience to court orders.
The court also invalidated last year’s local government elections in the state. As a result, Fubara announced plans for new local government elections in compliance with the court’s ruling.
Fubara also ordered that the Heads of Local Government Administration assume control of the 23 local government councils until fresh elections are conducted.
He further directed the outgoing local government chairmen to formally hand over power to the Heads of Local Government Administration by Monday, March 3, 2025.
