Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has reacted to the decision of the Federal High Court restricting the release of allocations to the state.
According to the governor, he is not bothered by the court’s decision as it is ‘the least’ of his problems.
Fubara said this during a special Thanksgiving service organised by the state government to celebrate his administration’s resilience amid an escalating political crisis in the state on Wednesday.
During the thanksgiving, Fubara assured that despite the court order, his administration would continue payments to contractors and ensure workers’ salaries are disbursed tomorrow.
He also confirmed that allocations for the 23 Council Chairmen would be credited, as the Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC) procedures have been completed.
The governor therefore encouraged his supporters to remain resilient, assuring them that all challenges are surmountable.
News About Nigeria earlier reported that Justice Joy Abdulmalik of the FCT High Court on Wednesday stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State Government.
The decision, according to the court, is following Governor Fubara’s failure to re-present the state’s 2024 budget, which was approved by only four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The judge also held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by Governor Fubara was a breach of the Constitution and an aberration that must not be allowed to continue.
Justice Abdulmalik also noted that the presentation of the 2024 budget by Fubara before a four-member Rivers House of Assembly was an affront to the constitutional provision.
