Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has invited the state assembly speaker, Martin Amaewhule, and House members for a meeting on Monday.
The Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo, in a letter addressed to Mr Amaewhule dated March 7, said the meeting will be held at the governor’s office in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The letter read, “I hereby write in furtherance of His Excellency’s promise stated in my letter dated March 5, 2025, to notify you that His Excellency has received the Supreme Court judgement and has therefore directed me to invite you and your colleagues – the honourable members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, to a meeting.”
It said the governor would discuss the “provision of a befitting space for the assembly’s sittings; payment of all outstanding remuneration or allowances of the honourable members; presentation of budget and sundry matters; any other matter(s), as may be necessary, to chart the way forward in the best interest of the state.”
The latest move by the governor followed the February 28 judgment of the Supreme Court that affirmed Mr Amaewhule and 26 others loyal to FCT minister and immediate past governor, Nyesom Wike, as the state lawmakers. The apex court also ruled that the lawmakers had not defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
The apex court also barred the Central Bank and accountant-general of the federation from sending federal allocations to Rivers State until Mr Fubara obeys a previous order to re-present the state budget before all 32 elected lawmakers for approval as opposed to the four he had previously submitted the bill.
