Pro-wike Rivers Assembly Hands Fubara 7-day Ultimatum To Represent 2024 Budget

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The faction of the state assembly loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, took the stand at its resumed sitting in a yet-to-be-disclosed location in Port Harcourt, on Monday.

A Court of Appeal in Abuja had in a Judgement last week nullified the order of Rivers State High Court which stopped Amaewhule and 24 other legislators from parading themselves as lawmakers and sitting as legislators.

It also would be recalled that Fubara had presented an appropriation bill of about N800 billion for the 2024 Fiscal year to the House loyal to him, then led by Edison Ehie as Speaker, before his resignation to be appointed as Chief of Staff to the governor.

Ehie and other of his colleagues loyal to Fubara had deliberated on the bill, passed the budget, and subsequently signed into law by the governor