BREAKING: High Court Declares Fubara's Rivers' N800bn 2024 Budget Illegal
- A top Nigerian court has dramatically voided the presentation and passage of Rivers state 2024 budget
- In its judgement, the court ordered Governor Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the budget to the legally constituted house of assembly under the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule
- Legit.ng reports that the court also recognised Amaewhule as the bonafide Speaker of the Rivers assembly
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Port Harcourt, Rivers state - The federal high court, Abuja, has voided and set aside the presentation by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and passage of the Rivers 2024 budget by a group of four-member legislators in the state.
As reported by Guardian newspaper, the court in a judgement delivered on Monday, January 22, by Justice James Omotoso ordered Governor Fubara to re-present the budget to the legally constituted house of assembly under Speaker Martin Amaewhule because what he did earlier was 'illegal'.
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Justice Omotosho held that everything done by the four lawmakers when Governor Fubara submitted the N800 billion budget, was null and void, Channels Television noted.
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Rivers lawmakers want Fubara to re-present budget
Earlier in January, the Rivers house of assembly demanded that Governor Fubara present to it for consideration, the medium term expenditure framework and the 2024 appropriation bill.
The lawmakers made the request in a letter dated January 9 and addressed to the incumbent Rivers governor.
The letter, signed by Amaewhule, a loyalist of Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), stated that the “2024 appropriation bill is yet to be laid before the House.”
The lawmakers urged the governor “to act promptly".
Legit.ng reports that if Governor Fubara complies with the lawmakers' demand, it will be the second time in less than one month that he will have presented the state appropriation bill to the assembly.
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Fubara signs 2024 budget into law
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Fubara signed the N800 billion appropriation bill for 2024 into law.
The development came barely twenty-four hours after the governor presented the estimated budget to a faction of the state house of assembly led by Edison Ehie.
The signing ceremony of the bill was held at the conference room of the governor's office at the government house.
More to come...
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