A faction of the Rivers State Home of Meeting loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has written Governor Siminialayi Fubara, highlighting his actions that allegedly breached the provisions of the 1999 Structure (as amended).
LEADERSHIP stories that the faction comprising about 27 members had been limbo since when a Rivers State Excessive Court docket dominated that that they had misplaced their seats within the Home of Meeting for defecting from the ruling Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in violation of extant legislation.
Nevertheless, a judgement of the Attraction Court docket, which is being challenged by the faction of the Home loyal to Governor Fubara, has rekindled their hope of retaining their legislative seats.
Consequently, the 27-member factional Home led by Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule, despatched the letter dated July 8, 2024 and signed by its Speaker, Amaewhule, to Governor Fubara shortly after rising from its plenary on Monday.
Within the doc titled: “Resolutions reached on the first legislative day of the second session of the tenth Rivers State Home of Meeting”, the Home drew the governor’s consideration to the 2024 Appropriation Invoice, saying he was but to current it earlier than them as lawmakers.
Addressing the governor, the Home mentioned: “You’re but to current the Rivers State Appropriation Invoice, 2024 in keeping with Part 121(1)of the 1999 Structure as altered and in compliance with the judgement delivered on the twenty second day of January 2024 by Honourable Justice J.Ok Omotosho of the Federal Excessive Court docket of Nigeria.”
The factional Home insisted that the governor had but to current the invoice to a duly constituted Rivers State Home of Meeting underneath the speakership of Amaewhule in keeping with Part 122 of the Structure.
“The Rivers State Authorities underneath your watch is now barred from spending funds from the Consolidated Income Fund of tbe state. The Home hereby offers you the chance to current identical inside seven days from the date of this decision,” the Home mentioned.
The Rivers Meeting additionally drew the governor’s consideration to his breach of 192(2) of the Structure, accusing him of inaugurating members of the Rivers State Govt Council as commissioners with out affirmation of the Home.
The lawmakers advised the governor that he additionally breached Part 7(1) of the Structure and the Rivers State Native Authorities (modification) Regulation 2023 for swearing-in sure unelected people to handle the affairs of the 23 native authorities space councils within the state in flagrant disobedience to the judgement delivered by Justice Omotosho.
“The realized Choose restrained you from coping with the three suspended who along with your connivance are parading themselves as Rivers Home of Meeting in whole disobedience to the order of the realized Choose,” the Home advised the governor.
The lawmakers mentioned the governor in whole disregard to the provisions of the 1999 Structure as amended and the judgement delivered by the Court docket of Attraction, continued to transact with the three suspended members of the Home in contempt of the orders of the court docket.
The Home mentioned the governor refused to direct all impostors in his authorities to cease parading of their purported positions.
The Home mentioned: “These infractions by you on the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as altered, different extant legal guidelines and judicial pronouncements represent gross misconduct ans abuse of workplace in your half.
“We name on you to do the needful and act lawfully with out additional delay and please settle for the assurances of our excessive regards.”
