The Rivers State Government has stated that it has not received any official communication regarding the 48-hour ultimatum issued by the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly for Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill.
The ultimatum, issued on Monday, followed last Friday’s Supreme Court judgment affirming the legitimacy of the Amaewhule-led Assembly. However, in a statement on Wednesday, the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, clarified that the governor’s office, the deputy governor’s office, and the office of the Accountant-General of the State had not received the letter as of the close of work on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
“We hereby refer to a letter dated 3rd March 2025 on the above subject, which we came across on social media, and notify you that, as at the close of work on Tuesday 4th March, 2025, we are yet to receive the said letter,” Danagogo stated.
He also noted that the state government is yet to receive a certified true copy of the Supreme Court judgment, which is necessary to guide its response. “We have since been in contact with our lawyers, who are still awaiting the certified true copy of the judgments of the Supreme Court, and hereby reassure you and all the good people of Rivers State that as soon as His Excellency receives the judgments, he will strive to implement same timeously in the best interest of our people,” Danagogo added.
The SSG reiterated Governor Fubara’s commitment to abiding by the rule of law, as expressed in his statewide broadcast on Sunday, March 2, 2025. “His Excellency, Siminalayi Fubara, had in a State Broadcast on Sunday 2nd March, 2025, stated clearly that notwithstanding his personal opinion on the Supreme Court Judgments, he will, as a law-abiding Nigerian, obey and implement their decisions in accordance with the rule of law and the best interest of the people of Rivers State,” the statement concluded.
