Prominent Rivers Elders Council member Anabs Sara-Igbe responded after lawmakers in Rivers State led by Martins Amaewhule threatened to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara from office if he persisted in rejecting parts of the eight-point peace resolution that President Tinubu had mediated. The MPs called attention to Fubara’s disregard for the resolution’s mandate that he propose the 2024 budget in a new format. The 8-point peace resolution, which includes the budget presentation requirement, was challenged in court as being unlawful, according to a Punch report by Sara-Igbe. Until the court makes a ruling to the contrary, the status quo is in place. He declared that Fubara could not be forced to produce the budget while the case was pending. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
In Sara-Igbe’s words: “As far as we are concerned, all the 8-point agenda that was signed are illegal and that is why we are in court to contest it. So, when a matter is before a court, it means the status quo remains. So if they refuse to do that, then the court will take its own stand. You don’t take the laws into your own hands when you are in court. The Governor cannot present any budget when we are in court”. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
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