The Pro-Wike lawmakers also accused Rivers Gov, Fubara of supervising the demolition of the State House of Assembly complex without notification
By Kehinde Okeowo
The face-off between Rivers State Governor, Similanayi Fubara and the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike assumed a new dimension after 27 lawmakers declared the 2024 budget “null and void”.
TheNiche had earlier reported that a four-man House of Assembly last week approved the N800 billion 2024 budget barely 24 hours after it was presented by Governor Fubara.
Speaking on the development, the Martins Amaehwule-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly rejected the passage of the 2024 budget by the faction of the assembly led by Edison Ehie.
Amaehwule, who is loyal to the FCT Minister made their position known on Sunday during a dedication service and stakeholders meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
He also seized the opportunity to accuse Fubara of supervising the demolition of the State House of Assembly complex without notification.
He said: “As we speak, the governor has gone to demolish the state House of Assembly, an edifice built with taxpayer money. He personally supervised the demolition, not minding that documents and archives belonging to members and staff of the Assembly were inside.
“The governor’s action is against the law. We hear that some four persons gathered and are meeting somewhere. We don’t know what they are doing. Rivers people should know today that the House of Assembly of any state is defined by the Constitution; to reconvene the House, you need to have a quorum, and the quorum is 11.
“We are 27, and they are just four. They are just doing a family meeting. Anything they told you they had done, ignore them; it’s null and void. The law is clear about it.”
