- The Rivers crisis took a new dimension when the state High Court ruled in favour of Governor Siminalayi Fubara in a suit seeking to compel him to represent the 2024 budget
- A group, Registered Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, had filed the suit before the court against the governor
- However, the court ruled that the governor would only relate with lawmakers who did not lose their seats because of defection until the Supreme Court takes the final decision
Governor Siminalayi Funara of Rivers has been granted a fair judgment. The state high court sitting in Port Harcourt dismissed a suit filed to compel him to re-present the 2024 budget to the 27 lawmakers loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who were being led by Martins Amaewhule.
The court presided over by Justice Sika Aprioku, ruled that the governor can transact business with members who did not vacate their seats but not with those who defected and lost their seats.
