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Obi Condemns Court Ruling Stopping Rivers State Allocation

… Urges for Reversal

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Friday, November 1, 2024 at 05:52 PM

Written by Love Patience Tarimoboere

Obi Condemns Court Ruling Stopping Rivers State Allocation

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, has expressed concerns over the court decision halting federal allocations to Rivers State

In a statement on Friday via Twitter now ‘X’, Obi described the court order as a troubling development that threatens the livelihoods of vulnerable citizens.

Recall that on Wednesday, a Federal High Court in Abuja deprived the Central Bank of Nigeria from disbursing further monthly allocations to the Rivers State Government, citing alleged constitutional violations by the Governor of Rovers state, Siminalayi Fubara.

In her ruling that Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik found that Governor Fubara’s presentation of the 2024 budget to a four-member House of Assembly breached constitutional protocol.

Justice Abdulmalik highlighted that since January, Rivers State has received and spent allocations based on an ‘Illegitimate’ budget, describing this as a ‘constitutional aberration.’

The court order further restricts the CBN, the Accountant General of the Federation, and the state’s accounts at Zenith Bank and Access Bank from releasing any funds to Gov Fubara.

Reacting to this development on Friday, Obi stated; “In my political trajectory, I have consistently refrained from name-calling or engaging in personal disputes, Instead, chosen to focus on issues that directly impact the masses, particularly the suffering-poor of Nigeria.”

“Despite the national attention the Rivers State crisis has gained, I have largely stayed away from matters specific to a state, but a recent court judgment halting allocations to the state, and the resulting consequences, demands attention.”

Obi stated the hard potential impact of the allocation suspension on pensioners, health workers, school teachers, civil servants, and everyday citizens as a primary reason for speaking out.

“Consider the pensioner struggling to survive on a meager income alongside the health workers, school teachers, civil servants, and everyday citizens whose lives are already marked by severe hardship.”

“How much more can they endure?” Obi asked.

Obi further stressed that this decision could push already struggling Nigerians into further distress and hardship.

“This latest development risks pushing the people even further into distress, even into untimely deaths, by compounding the challenges they face each day.”

“As leaders, whether in the executive, legislative, or judicial, our decisions and actions should be guided by a commitment to the well-being of the less privileged and vulnerable among us.”

“As we work towards a better future for all, we must genuinely care about the poor and prioritize the well-being of every Nigerian.

What we do today should lay the foundation for a new Nigeria that is possible.”

“This curious decision now calls upon every well-meaning Nigerian to appeal for its immediate reversal,” He stated.

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Obi Condemns Court Ruling Stopping Rivers State Allocation

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, has expressed concerns over the court decision halting federal allocations to Rivers State

In a statement on Friday via Twitter now ‘X’, Obi described the court order as a troubling development that threatens the livelihoods of vulnerable citizens.

Recall that on Wednesday, a Federal High Court in Abuja deprived the Central Bank of Nigeria from disbursing further monthly allocations to the Rivers State Government, citing alleged constitutional violations by the Governor of Rovers state, Siminalayi Fubara.

In her ruling that Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik found that Governor Fubara’s presentation of the 2024 budget to a four-member House of Assembly breached constitutional protocol.

Justice Abdulmalik highlighted that since January, Rivers State has received and spent allocations based on an ‘Illegitimate’ budget, describing this as a ‘constitutional aberration.’

The court order further restricts the CBN, the Accountant General of the Federation, and the state’s accounts at Zenith Bank and Access Bank from releasing any funds to Gov Fubara.

Reacting to this development on Friday, Obi stated; “In my political trajectory, I have consistently refrained from name-calling or engaging in personal disputes, Instead, chosen to focus on issues that directly impact the masses, particularly the suffering-poor of Nigeria.”

“Despite the national attention the Rivers State crisis has gained, I have largely stayed away from matters specific to a state, but a recent court judgment halting allocations to the state, and the resulting consequences, demands attention.”

Obi stated the hard potential impact of the allocation suspension on pensioners, health workers, school teachers, civil servants, and everyday citizens as a primary reason for speaking out.

“Consider the pensioner struggling to survive on a meager income alongside the health workers, school teachers, civil servants, and everyday citizens whose lives are already marked by severe hardship.”

“How much more can they endure?” Obi asked.

Obi further stressed that this decision could push already struggling Nigerians into further distress and hardship.

“This latest development risks pushing the people even further into distress, even into untimely deaths, by compounding the challenges they face each day.”

“As leaders, whether in the executive, legislative, or judicial, our decisions and actions should be guided by a commitment to the well-being of the less privileged and vulnerable among us.”

“As we work towards a better future for all, we must genuinely care about the poor and prioritize the well-being of every Nigerian.

What we do today should lay the foundation for a new Nigeria that is possible.”

“This curious decision now calls upon every well-meaning Nigerian to appeal for its immediate reversal,” He stated.

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