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Rivers Govt Rebuffs Shutting Down NNPCL

…Says It’s A Concocted Propaganda

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Friday, November 1, 2024 at 12:47 PM

Written by Love Patience Tarimoboere

The Rivers Government has described the claim that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has shut down operations of NNPCL and other oil companies operating in the state as false.

On Wednesday October 27th, 2024, Federal High Court in Abuja refused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further disbursing financial allocations to the Rivers state government.

Joyce Abdulmalik, who was the presiding judge, issued the verdict while delivering judgment on a suit filed by the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule.

The court said that monies from the federation account should not be released to the state pending the passage of a lawful appropriation act by a validly constituted house of assembly.

However, late Thursday evening, a trending online report indicated that Fubara had shut down the operations of the oil companies in retaliation to court judgment stopping allocation of funds from the consolidated revenue purse to his administration.

The post making the round online stated that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara had shut down NNPC and all oil companies in the state, also stating that “No Allocation, No oil for Nigeria”.

“In a bold move, Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara has ordered the shutdown of NNPC and all oil companies operating in Rivers State, declaring that without federal allocation for Rivers State, there will be no oil for Nigeria.”

“Within minutes of the shutdown, Nigeria dropped in the global oil production ranking from 4th to 24th. Governor Fubara has openly challenged Minister Nyesom Wike and President Bola Tinubu to take action against this stance and see Nigeria boil.”

In reaction to the viral post in a statement on Thursday, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, said the report is false and a concocted propaganda.

He stated that Fubara is committed to the rule of law and does not rely on unconventional and crude approaches to respond to governance matters.

The statement reads; “The attention of Rivers State Government has been drawn to a spurious news item circulating on social media on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara shutting down NNPCL and all oil companies in Rivers State.”

“The report was not only false but concocted propaganda from the imagination of the author and enemies of the State. The story was also circulated by an inconsequential and unverified medium. Governor Siminalayi Fubara is committed to the rule of law and does not rely on unconventional and crude approaches to respond to matters of governance.”

“We, therefore, enjoin Rivers people and well-meaning Nigerians to discountenance the spurious and fake report as Governor Fubara at no time contemplated and/or directed such needless order of shutting down the economy for any reason.”

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Rivers Govt Rebuffs Shutting Down NNPCL

The Rivers Government has described the claim that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has shut down operations of NNPCL and other oil companies operating in the state as false.

On Wednesday October 27th, 2024, Federal High Court in Abuja refused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further disbursing financial allocations to the Rivers state government.

Joyce Abdulmalik, who was the presiding judge, issued the verdict while delivering judgment on a suit filed by the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule.

The court said that monies from the federation account should not be released to the state pending the passage of a lawful appropriation act by a validly constituted house of assembly.

However, late Thursday evening, a trending online report indicated that Fubara had shut down the operations of the oil companies in retaliation to court judgment stopping allocation of funds from the consolidated revenue purse to his administration.

The post making the round online stated that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara had shut down NNPC and all oil companies in the state, also stating that “No Allocation, No oil for Nigeria”.

“In a bold move, Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara has ordered the shutdown of NNPC and all oil companies operating in Rivers State, declaring that without federal allocation for Rivers State, there will be no oil for Nigeria.”

“Within minutes of the shutdown, Nigeria dropped in the global oil production ranking from 4th to 24th. Governor Fubara has openly challenged Minister Nyesom Wike and President Bola Tinubu to take action against this stance and see Nigeria boil.”

In reaction to the viral post in a statement on Thursday, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, said the report is false and a concocted propaganda.

He stated that Fubara is committed to the rule of law and does not rely on unconventional and crude approaches to respond to governance matters.

The statement reads; “The attention of Rivers State Government has been drawn to a spurious news item circulating on social media on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara shutting down NNPCL and all oil companies in Rivers State.”

“We, therefore, enjoin Rivers people and well-meaning Nigerians to discountenance the spurious and fake report as Governor Fubara at no time contemplated and/or directed such needless order of shutting down the economy for any reason.”

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