The Rivers State government has stated that it saw the cessation of its local government allocations coming due to various developments during the court process.
This comes after a Federal High Court ruling in Abuja ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to stop releasing monthly financial allocations to the state.
In its reaction, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, on Wednesday, October 30 said, “When the trial Judge refused to add the 23 Council Chairmen as parties, declined the State’s request to change its lawyer, and overruled our jurisdiction objection, it was evident, we saw it coming ” he state
Johnson revealed that the state government had appealed the decision, expressing confidence that the Court of Appeal would overturn the ruling.
This comes as the power play between former Rivers governor Nyesom Wike and his former protege and current Rivers governor, Siminialayi Fubara, continues to exacerbate.
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