Rivers Assembly passed 3 Bills, Adjourns Sine-Die

The Martin Amaewhule-led assembly reached the agreement to adjourn indefinitely during a plenary session held at the assembly quarters in Port Harcourt on Friday.

The adjournment comes amid the ongoing political crisis in the state, which has seen the assembly polarised between factions loyal to Fubara and those aligned with Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Fubara had earlier written to the assembly, proposing a new date in March for the presentation of the 2025 appropriation bill, following an earlier attempt to access the assembly quarters that were blocked.

The letter, dated March 13, read, “You may recall my failed visit to the Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday, 12th March 2025, for the presentation of the 2025 Rivers State Budget in compliance with the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

“As you know, the planned presentation of the said budget could not take place because my entourage and I were locked out at the gate and denied entry into the premises despite the prior delivery of a soft copy of the notice to you following the failure of the Clerk to accept the hard copy from us”.

The apex court had mandated Fubara to present the state budget to the Amaewhule-led faction of the assembly, following a judgment that directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold Rivers State’s financial allocations until the budget was presented.

Amidst the ongoing political crisis, the governor recently said he is ready to embrace peace for the progress of the state, and also as mandated by the Supreme Court.

“It is important at this stage that we all embrace peace. The Supreme Court has made its judgment; we don’t have any option but to abide by it, and by the grace of God, we have started the process.

“We are appealing to the other parties to consider the interest of Rivers State. The only thing that we owe this state is peace and development. I am open any day, any time, for total peace in our State because if I have to govern well, there is a need for peace,” he said.