THE Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly has adjourned sitting sine die (indefinitely) hours after Governor Siminalaye Fubara wrote a second letter to the Speaker informing him of his desire to lay before the chamber the 2025 Budget Estimates of the state.
The decision to adjourn indefinitely was reached at the Assembly’s plenary on Friday presided over by Speaker Martins Amaewhule.
Governor Fubara had in the letter addressed to the Speaker informed the House of his intention to present the budget on 19 March 2025.
He said the decision to re-present the 2025 budget is in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment and in response to the lawmakers’ request for him to re-present the budget.
In the letter, he urged the House to also choose any convenient date other than March 19 for the presentation of the budget.
He recalled 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
After he failed to meet a 48-hour ultimatum given by the lawmakers, Fubara went to the Assembly complex on Wednesday to present the budget, but the gate was locked.
The adjournment of plenary has thrown a spanner in the works as the governor tries to reconcile with 27 lawmakers loyal to his estranged successor, former governor Nyesom Wike, following the Supreme Court ruling.
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