The political atmosphere in Rivers State will once again dominate discussions as the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has indicated interest to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo.
Reports from Port Harcourt say, the group’s Speaker, Oko-Jumbo, read Governor Fubara’s letter requesting permission to present the appropriation bill today, at their plenary this Monday.
The 2025 budget presentation will mark Governor Fubara’s second since assuming office in May 2023, despite a cloud of legislative disputes.
Recall, last year, Governor Fubara presented his inaugural budget to a four-member Assembly led by Edison Ehie, who was recognized as Speaker by a State High Court.
This followed the defection of 27 Assembly members, including then-Speaker Martin Amaewhule, from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The trio, consisting of Oko-Jumbo (Bonny Constituency as, Speaker), Adolphus Timothy (Opobo/Nkoro Constituency as Deputy Speaker), and Sokari Goodboy (Ahoada West as Leader of the House), assumed the Assembly’s leadership and they have consistently carried out legislative functions.
