Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has withdrawn his appeal against the judgment of the Appeal Court, which declared the 2024 state budget illegal.
This was revealed in a post by Lere Olayinka on his X (formerly Twitter) handle.
The withdrawn appeal was referenced as Appeal No. SC/CV/1071/2024.
The Appeal Court had upheld an earlier ruling by Justice J. K. Omotosho in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/1613/2023.
Justice Omotosho ruled that Governor Fubara must re-present the 2024 budget to the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule.
The court found the budget's prior presentation to only three members of the State Assembly unconstitutional and invalid.
The full post read: "Governor Fubara of Rivers State has withdrawn his appeal No. SC/CV/1071/2024 against the Appeal Court judgment declaring the 2024 Budget of the State illegal and ordering him to present the budget to the House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule.
"The Appeal Court had upheld the judgment of Justice J. K. Omotosho in Suit No:FHC/ABJ/1613/2023 wherein the court ruled that Governor Fubara should re-present the 2024 budget to the House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule.
"By this withdrawal, Gov. Fubara has accepted the lower and appellate courts judgments, declaring presentation of the Rivers State budget to three members of the State House of Assembly as illegal."
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