48-Hour Ultimatum: We Have Not Received Resolutions On Supreme Court Verdicts – Rivers Govt

The Rivers State government had declared that it is yet to receive the resolutions passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly regarding the Supreme Court’s judgement delivered on February 28, 2025.

Recall that the Hon. Martins Amaewhule-led legislature had during its sitting on Monday, gave Governor Siminalayi Fubara a 48-hour ultimatum to present the 2025 budget before it.

Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, in a letter addressed to Speaker and dated March 5, 2025, said as at the close of work on Tuesday, no official communication had been received by the Governor’s office, the Deputy Governor’s office, or the Accountant-General’s office.

The letter recalled that the Governor had, during a statewide broadcast on March 2, 2025, assured that regardless of his personal views, he remains a law-abiding Nigerian and will fully comply with the Supreme Court’s decisions in the best interest of Rivers people.

We’re Yet To Receive Rivers Assembly’s Resolutions On 2025 Budget — State Gov’t

It disclosed that its legal team is actively awaiting a certified true copy of the Supreme Court’s judgement to facilitate its implementation. It reassured Rivers residents that once the judgment is officially received, Governor Fubara will act accordingly and without delay.

The letter read: “I hereby refer to you to a letter dated March 3, 2025 on the above subject matter, which we came across on the social media and notify you that;

“As at the close of work on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, we are yet to receive the said letter. Neither the office of the Governor, nor the Deputy Governor’s office, nor the office of the Accountant-General of the state, has received the letter.

“Please, recall that His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers State, had in a broadcast on Sunday, March 2, 2025, stated clearly that notwithstanding his personal opinion on the Supreme Court judgements, 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 the state.”