By Kolawole Ojebisi
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State may have to wait longer to implement certain rulings of the Supreme Court, particularly the one requiring the cooperation of the legislative arm of the State.
This is as State House of Assembly adjourned its sittings indefinitely.
The decision to adjourn legislative duties indefinitely was reached during plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, in Port Harcourt on Friday.
The development comes hours after the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, wrote to the Speaker, informing him of his intention to visit the House to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill for consideration and approval.
The New Diplomat had reported how Fubara, in a letter dated March 13 and addressed to the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, said he intends to present the budget on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, or any other day within March that the House may deem fit.
Fubara said his decision is in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment and in response to the lawmakers’ request for him to re-present the budget.
The governor also recounted the bitter experience of visiting the Assembly Quarters with his entourage, where the lawmakers were temporarily sitting to present the budget, but he was denied access to the complex.
