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Rivers: Court Rejects Push To Bar Fubara From Spending Public Funds

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July 22, 2024

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to grant an injunction to bar Governor Siminalayi Fubara from spending government funds pending the hearing of a suit filed against him by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly.

Justice Emeka Nwite ruled on a motion ex parte (an application brought by one party without the presence of the other) and decided not to grant the requested prayers. Instead, the court ordered the plaintiffs to notify the defendants about the suit. The matter has been adjourned to August 7th to hear the motion on notice.

The defendants in the suit include Governor Fubara, the Accountant-General of Rivers State, Rivers Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Chief Judge of Rivers State, Chairperson of RSIEC, and the Government of Rivers State. The plaintiffs are the Rivers State House of Assembly and Martin Amaewhule.
Governor Fubara, in response to political pressures, emphasized that he will not govern Rivers State on his knees and asserted his determination to stand upright and on the side of what he perceives as right. He expressed confidence in winning the political battle with the support of those standing with him.
There appears to be a political standoff between Governor Fubara and the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly.
The House of Assembly is continuing its activities despite the court’s decision not to bar Governor Fubara from spending government funds temporarily.
Governor Fubara urged unity among supporters and stakeholders in Rivers State to safeguard the state’s interests and progress, while discouraging bitterness and actions that could set the state backwards.

This situation underscores ongoing legal and political tensions within Rivers State, revolving around governance and financial oversight issues.

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Ayo Fayose Gets Presidential Portfolio As REA Board Chairman

Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.

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President Bola Tinubu has appointed the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Board.

The President also appointed Major General Junaid Bindawa as chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.

24 others were also appointed to 10 federal government agencies and commissions.

The appointments were contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.

According to the statement, “All the appointments take immediate effect.”

“Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has interrogated Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, over his role in the emergence of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).

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NBC Begins Training of Free -To- Air TV Installers

” We are doing it to ensure that they can properly track the NigComsat signal. We found out that installers are very critical to the success of the DSO project because we recently launched the DTH project. We are going DTT. We are going DTH. We are doing mobile App.”

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•50 set-top box installers and technicians in Ibadan

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commenced nationwide capacity-building exercise to prepare installers for the rollout of the country’s renewed Digital Switchover (DSO) programme.

The Head of the DSO Unit and Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Commission, Mrs. Clementine Usman-Wamba, announced the development during training of more than 50 set-top box installers and technicians in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

According to her, broadcasters would be shut out of analogue broadcasting transmission by 2028, hence the need for the training of installers that are professionals to assist in the process.

She said, “We are actually here in Ibadan to train installers specifically to be part of the Digital Switch Over process.We are doing it in conjunction with Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited, (NigComSat). It is a joint outreach that we are doing here today.”

She said that the installation of Free TV is to enable Nigerians to have access to many channels without subscription, noting that the NBC has embarked on the training of the installers of decoders and dishes nationwide for effective take off of the project.