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Unauthorized spending allegations return to Rivers as Assembly clashes with Fubara
The Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of spending public funds without legislative approval and awarding contracts to associates, including those allegedly linked to the 2025 burning of the state assembly complex.
Speaking on Thursday at a press conference attended by state lawmakers, Speaker Martin Amaewhule said, “From September, when we met the governor, till this day, the governor has been spending without our approval, awarding contracts to his cronies, particularly those who masterminded the burning of the Rivers House of Assembly.”
“The governor does not seek the approval of the assembly to spend.”
The accusations come in response to Governor Fubara’s claim on Wednesday that there is no lingering dispute between him and members of the assembly, insisting that reports suggesting otherwise are “pure lies.”
He also claimed to have made several attempts to meet the assembly leadership since his reinstatement in September, but that no meeting had been scheduled.
Amaewhule countered these claims, stating that he personally attended a meeting in September organized by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, with the governor and principal assembly officials.
“It’s important I make this clarification; first and foremost, the governor lied when he said he hasn’t been able to meet with members of the Rivers State House of Assembly,” the speaker said.
He added that Fubara is deliberately portraying a false communication breakdown to stir tension and set the stage for further political turmoil in the state.
The political crisis in Rivers State escalated in March when President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency, suspending Fubara, his deputy, and the lawmakers.
The emergency rule was lifted in September, reinstating the governor and the assembly.
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