By Davies Iheamnachor

Rivers State House of Assembly has accused the Governor of the state, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, of frustrating all aspects of the implementation of the Supreme Court’s judgement on the political crisis in the state.

The Assembly particularly pointed out that Fubara is frustrated by the aspect of the judgement that required him to present the 2025 state Appropriation Bill to the lawmakers.

The state’s legislative arm, however, called on members of the public to compel the governor to sincerely follow the established due process in presenting the Appropriation bill instead of playing to the gallery and whipping up public sentiment with a motive to demonize the lawmakers.

Speaking in Port Harcourt yesterday, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Spokesperson of the House, Dr. Enemi Alabo George, challenged the governor to produce the acknowledged copy of the letter he said he sent to the House.

George said: “ Last week, we were told that on his way to Ogoni for a programme, the governor made a stopover at the gate of the House of Assembly Quarters to grant an interview to the press.

“In that interview, he claimed that he had sent a letter to the House of Assembly indicating his intention to visit and present the appropriation bill, a claim we found rather astonishing as no such letter was received by the House of Assembly.

“His aides later alleged that they forwarded a letter through WhatsApp to some members of the House, which was also awkward, unprofessional and embarrassing.

“As I speak, the social media space is awash with stories about a purported letter from the Governor to the House of Assembly expressing his intention to visit the house to present the appropriation bill for the year 2025.

“Nothing can be farther from the truth. We want to state that there is no such letter before the House of Assembly or any of its staff. We challenge the Governor and his aides to produce an acknowledgment copy of such a letter or any evidence that such a letter was sent or received by the House of Assembly. It is untrue and unfortunate. The general public must, as a matter of importance, ignore such a claim.

“It is now very obvious that if at all there was such a letter, the intended recipient was not the legislature, but the public, and the clear intention was to play to the gallery, whip up public sentiment, demonize the House of Assembly and set the public against us. This is demeaning, denigrating and perilously unfortunate.”


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