Appeal Court Sets Aside Rivers 2024 Budget Passed By Edison-Ehie Group …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court that annulled the ₦800 billion budget passed by a faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Edison Ehie.
The appellate court dismissed the appeal filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, deeming it lacking in merit.
In its ruling, the court noted that Governor Fubara had previously withdrawn his counter-affidavit during the proceedings at the lower court, which subsequently barred him from initiating an appeal in a case he had not contested at the trial level.
The judges emphasized the importance of…
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