Rivers crisis: Fresh twist as Fubara defeats pro-Wike lawmakers in court, details emerge

  • Rivers crisis has taken a fresh dimension as a group dragged Governor Sim Fubara to court over the recent budget presented to three assembly members
  • A group had filed a lawsuit demanding Fubara to represent the 2024 budget to pro-Wike lawmakers assembly who defected to the APC
  • In a significant twist, the court dismissed the suit and slammed a fine against the advocacy group

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt division, has ruled that the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is legally empowered to transact business with the three lawmakers who have not vacated their seats in the state House of Assembly.