US EditionNigeria: Fresh Crisis Looms in Rivers As Speaker Accuses Fubara of Dishonesty
Speaker Martins Amaewhule accuses Governor Fubara of using leftover emergency funds to award contracts without approval and to divide Assembly members, calling it a misuse of N600 billion.
- On Thursday, Martins Amaewhule accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of spending state funds and awarding contracts without the Rivers State Assembly's approval at a Port Harcourt press conference.
- A renewed face-off has emerged between Assembly members loyal to Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers State, who said on Wednesday he awaited party leaders to convene the reconciliation meeting.
- Amaewhule said the outgoing administrator during the emergency rule left over N600 billion in the Rivers State account and alleged Fubara is using that money to divide the Assembly and buy members.
- Amaewhule insisted the legislature `is not for sale` and accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of sending `attack dogs` to insult Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly on social media and radio stations.
- Amaewhule said the spat undermines governance, warning that the governor's outburst did not show leadership and those actions harm Rivers State residents.
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Fresh crisis looms in Rivers as Speaker accuses Fubara of dishonesty
There had been political crises in Rivers State, which were triggered by the feud between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister The post Fresh crisis looms in Rivers as Speaker accuses Fubara of dishonesty appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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thengblog.com.ngAmaewhule accuses Fubara of using N600bn to divide state assembly
The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, has accused the state governor, Sim Fubara, of misappropriating the N600 billion left after the emergency rule. Amaewhule alleged that Fubara was using the money to try to divide the state Assembly. Speaking during his press conference in Port Harcourt, the state capital, the Speaker warned that the legislature in the state is not for sale. He said: “The outgoing administrator …
Rivers Speaker Slams Fubara, Says Governor Not Working with Assembly
Just two months after the return to democratic governance, hostility appears to be reigniting between Rivers lawmakers and Governor Siminialayi Fubara. The conflict intensified when Speaker Martin Amaewhule publicly accused Fubara of deliberately “sidelining state lawmakers in the governance of the state.” Amaewhule held an emergency press briefing late Thursday with 10 Assembly members, denouncing Governor Fubara’s earlier statement that he had…
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