Political Tension for Rivers State Still Dey Rise As Lawmakers Suspend Sitting After Fubara Send Letter To Present 2025 Budget
Di political wahala for Rivers State don increase again as Rivers State House of Assembly don suspend dia sitting indefinitely.
Fubara bin write new letter to di House on Thursday, tell lawmakers say im wan re-present di 2025 Appropriation Bill make dem consider and approve am.
For di letter wey dem address give di Speaker of di Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Governor Fubara remind dem say im first try present di budget on March 12, but dem no gree make im enter di assembly premises.
Im talk say even though im don first send soft copy of di budget and try submit di hard copy through di clerk, dem still lock am and im entourage out.
Di governor emphasize say im dey follow Supreme Court judgment, wey don already tell di Assembly make dem do dia work inside di constitutional power wey dem get.
Im remind di Speaker say di House don already give am 48-hour ultimatum to present di budget, even before dem serve am di certified true copy of di judgment and enrolled orders.
Fubara talk say no matter di political kasala, im dey committed to better governance for di state.
Im beg all government bodies make dem follow di law do dia work for di good of di people.
“No matter how our wahala deep reach, we suppose put di interest of di state and di people above politics,” na wetin im talk.
Lawmakers Suspend Sitting Indefinitely
But for Friday, di Speaker media aide, Martins Wachukwu, announce say di lawmakers don adjourn sitting indefinitely, meaning say dis current legislative session don end.
Di statement talk say di adjournment go allow lawmakers focus on how to implement di new laws wey dem just pass.
Di lawmakers no talk wen dem go resume sitting again.
Dem Don Pass Three New Bills
Before dem suspend sitting, di lawmakers pass three important bills:
- Rivers State Powers and Privileges Bill 2025: Dis bill go define and protect di powers of di State House of Assembly, so dem fit work independently.
- Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission Bill 2025: Dis one dey focus on electoral reforms wey go make local government elections dey more transparent and fair.
- Rivers State Local Government Bill 2025: Dis law go strengthen local government administration, empower grassroots governance, and make service delivery beta for communities.
Di Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, talk say di laws wey dem pass go help di state develop well.
Di lawmakers talk say dem commit to making laws wey go favor di people and move Rivers State forward.
