The Rivers State Government has described Monday’s Supreme Court judgment, which dismissed the appeal filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara against the Martin Amaewhule -led Rivers State House of Assembly as a mere academic exercise.
In a statement issued on Monday by the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Warisenibo Johnson, the state government, argued that the life cycle of the 2024 budget of the state ended on December 31, 2024.
“The appeal is of no useful purpose. The only reasonable thing left to do is to withdraw the appeal and have it dismissed.
“The Supreme Court is a very busy court. It will be most unwise to belabor the honourable court with academic appeals, without any practical or utilitarian value.
“That is the appeal that the urchins are celebrating,” the statement read in part.
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“There is no Supreme court judgment against Gov. Fubara. Ignore the outdated political propaganda by some desperate politicians.
“The Supreme Court ruled on the appeal over the 2024 budget, voluntarily withdrawn by Gov. Fubara because the 2024 budget cycle has ended and no need wasting time discussing a budget that has been fully spent and implemented.
“Victor Oko Jumbo is still the authentic speaker and nothing can change that,” the commissioner maintained.
