River Allocations: Fubara Asks Court of Appeal to Urgently Overturn High Court Decision, Explains Reasons

• Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged the Court of Appeal to overturn the Federal High Court decision blocking Rivers State’s monthly allocations
• The dispute stemmed from allegations that a faction in the Rivers Council accused Fubara of defying court orders regarding the 2024 budget, which he denied.
• The appeals court consolidated the appeals and reserved the decision after hearing arguments on November 22

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has called on the Court of Appeal in Abuja to overturn a decision. Federal Supreme Court The decision banning the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from disclosing the state’s monthly allocations.

legit.ng He stated that this incident was caused by supreme court decision On October 30, Rivers’ access to his consolidated income account was suspended.

Fubara stated that the decision was made in “bad faith” and urged the court to expedite its decision to restart financial operations in the province.

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The three-member panel, led by Justice Hamma Barka, said Fubara was represented by his legal team led by Yusuf Ali, SAN.

The governor’s appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1303/2024 was among five other applications filed with the appellate court, including those filed by the Rivers State Government, the State Accountant General and the State Accountant. Zenit Bank Plc.

Crack with assembly group fuels dispute

The first decision arose from a lawsuit brought by the Hon. Rivers State’s group led by Martins Amaewhule House of AssemblyLoyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike. The group alleged that Governor Fubara defied court orders to represent the state’s 2024 budget.

Fubara denied the allegations, claiming that he stopped being an MP after the group led by Amaewhule switched from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

After accepting the arguments on Friday, November 22, the panel led by Judge Barka reserved the decision, assuring the parties that the decision date would be notified soon.

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Rivers LG election: Appellate court overturns Supreme court decision

Before, legit.ng On Thursday, November 21, the Court of Appeal Abuja invalidated the decision of the Federal Supreme Court This barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from handing over voter registrations to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for the conduct of the state local government polls currently being conducted.

While giving its verdict on Thursday, November 21, the special panel headed by Justice Onyekachi Otisi ruled that the lower court had no jurisdiction to consider the matter, stating that Article 28 of the Electoral Law does not cover elections conducted by states, but only federal elections. Governorship and regional council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Source: Legit.ng