The Supreme Court is still hearing its case against the State House of Assembly’s leadership and the group’s members who defected in December 2023.
Edison Ehie, the governor’s chief of staff, clarified the matter in a Facebook post.
He explained that the Supreme Court decision on Monday, February 10, 2025 was about the Appeal Court Judgement that Fubara should re-present the 2024 budget before the Martins Amaewhule-led Assembly.
He claimed that because the 2024 budget has been used, Fubara considered reversing his appeal because it will be merely an academic exercise to consider the issue.
He said, “This appeal SC/CV/1071/ 2024: GOV of Rivers State v Rivers State House of Assembly &, Ors that came up today at the Supreme Court has become purely academic.
AsSUIT NO. “The case that led to this appeal was before James Omotosho. FHC/ABJ/CS/1613/2023. It was submitted on November 29, 2023.
“SUIT NO. FHC/ABJ/CS/1613/2023 pertains to the 2024 budget, which is no longer alive, the monies appropriated therein having been judiciously spent for the benefit of the good people of Rivers State.
” The 2024 budget became spent on the 31st December of the 2024 fiscal year
In the budgetary year 2025, the appeal is of no use.
In these circumstances, it was only appropriate to withdraw the appeal and have it dismissed.
“It would be the most imprudent to denigrate the Honorable Court by using academic appeals that are neither useful nor useful.
It is important to note that Suit No. follows. FHC/ABJ/CS/1613/2023 was filed on 29th November 2023, Martin Chike and his 26 friends defected from PDP to APC on the 11th Day of December 2023. The Rivers State Assembly’s seats were vacated.
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