Rivers Update: Gov Fubara Invites House of Assembly Members To  Meeting

By Ayodele Oni

Following receipt of copies of the Supreme Court judgement, on Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has invited members of the House of Assembly to a meeting.

It us not known if the Assembly Members led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule will honour the invitation given the bitter relationship between both parties, but

the letter, addressed to the Speaker, dated 7th March, stated that the meeting is expected to hold on Monday at the Governor’s office in Port Harcourt.

Slated for discussion, stated the letter, include provision of a befitting space for the Assembly’s sittings; payment of all outstanding remuneration or allowances of the  members; and Presentation of Budget and sundry matters.

The Assembly, dominated by members who are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike, Fubara’s estranged political godfather, had written to the Governor after one of their sittings just after the judgement, and ordered  him to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill within 48 hours.

In another letter, the Assembly told the governor to sack political office holders, especially about 19 Commissioners who were not screened and cleared by the Assembly.

Fubara, apart from denying receiving any letter from the parliament, also maintained that he would not do anything until he received copies of the Supreme Court judgement.

For now, the State is on edge, and not a few people are waiting with bated breath for what happens next.