By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Rivers State Government on Monday March 17, 2025, warned of a bleak prospect for the people of the State, particularly civil/ public servants, amidst the uncooperative and aggressive attitude of the the State’s Lawmakers.
The State Government’s alarm-bell is tolling against the backdrop of the impeachment notice served on Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy by the pro-Wike dominated State House of Assembly.
Earlier on Monday, news had broken about the decision of the Speaker Martins Amaewfule-led Legislators issuing a 14-day notice to the Governor and his Deputy to respond to series of impeachable allegations level against them.
The impeachment notice is equally coming on the heels of the Lawmakers’ repeated efforts at frustrating the Governor from re-presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the House as directed by the Supreme Court in its February 28, 2025 ruling on the Rivers State political crisis.
The Legislators on Friday, March 14, 2025, rather than attend to the Governor’s letter requesting for a date to re-present the Budget estimate, proceeded on an indefinite recess.
The obviously belligerent Lawmakers had on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, locked out the Governor from the Assembly Quarters ,when he initially came for the Budget estimate presentation.
The Lawmakers had adduced some clearly flimsy excuses ranging from non-receipt of a letter from the Governor to his failure to wait for a response as reasons for their actions.
The Rivers state Government in the face of the hurdles placed on on its path has raised concerned over the gloomy future that awaits residents owing to the uncooperative and combative posture of the Pro-Wike dominated legislative body.
In a statement issued by Joseph Johnson, Commissioner for Information and Communication, on Monday, the State Government accused Speaker the Amaewfule-led Assembly of deliberately frustrating the implementation of the Supreme Court decisions .
The Source reports that the Country’s Apex Court had ruled to halt the remittance of the monthly statutory Federal Allocation to both the State Government and Local Councils of the state .
While the State Government will start to receive its allocation upon the representation of the Budget to an enlarged House of Assembly presided over by Speaker Amaewfule ,the Local Government Areas ,will begin to have theirs after the conduct of fresh polls to enthrone democratically elected council officials .
“It is now common knowledge that members of the Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewfule-led Rivers State House of Assembly have, by their actions, refused to allow the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, to fully implement the Supreme Court’s judgment on the prolonged political and legal battle that began after the failed attempt to impeach him in October 30, 2023.
“Since this unjustified onslaught against the Governor began, he has remained steadfast in his commitment to peace and his determination to put the people of Rivers state first,” the Commissioner stated .
The Commissioner expressed serious concern that the continued uncooperative attitude of the State Lawmakers is capable of having serious consequences on the people as well as governance in the state .
He, however, emphasized the commitment of the Governor towards exploring peace avenues out of the present logjam despite antagonism from the Legislators.
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