President Bola Tinubu has directed the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the state 2024 Appropriation Bill to the full House of Assembly members.
Tinubu issued the directive after a closed door meeting on Monday to resolve the political crisis rocking Rivers State.
ThisNigeria reports that 27 lawmakers loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Fubara then presented the state Appropriation Bill to only five members of the Assembly, after which he signed the bill on December 14th, 2023.
In the resolution document which was signed by Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu; FCT Minister, Wike; Rivers Speaker, Martin Amaewhule; Rivers APC Chairman, Tony Okocha and Rivers PDP chairman, Aaron Chukwuemeka, the President directed that the names of all the Commissioners who resgined from Fubara’s cabinet, due to the political rift, should be resubmitted to the state Assembly.
The full directives read
1. ALL matters instituted in the courts by the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Fubara, and his team, in respect of the political crisis in Rivers State, shall be withdrawn IMMEDIATELY
2. ALL impeachment proceedings initiated against the Governor of Rivers State by the Rivers State House of Assembly should be dropped immediately
3. The leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly as led by the Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule shall be recognized alongside the 27 members who resigned from the PDP
4. The remunerations and benefits of ALL members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and their staff must be reinstated immediately and the Governor of Rivers State shall henceforth not interfere with the full funding of the Rivers State House of Assembly
5. The Rivers State House of Assembly shall choose where they want to sit and conduct their legislative business without interreference and/or hindrance from the Executive arm of government
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6. The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Fubara, shall re-present the state budget to a properly constituted Rivers State House of Assembly
7. The names of ALL commissioners in the Rivers State Executive Council who resigned their appointments because of the political crisis in the state should be resubmitted to the House of Assembly for approval
8. There should NOT be a caretaker committee for the local governments in Rivers State. The dissolution of the Local Government administration is null and void and shall not be recognised.
