Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has stated that he is not bothered by the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding his withdrawn appeal on the 2024 budget. The governor noted that the budget cycle had already ended on December 31, 2024, making the appeal unnecessary.
In a statement released on Monday by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Communication, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, Fubara made it clear that the withdrawal of the appeal was the best decision. He said, “The appeal is of no useful purpose. The only reasonable thing left to do was to withdraw the appeal and have it dismissed.”
Fubara further noted that the Supreme Court should not be burdened with cases that have no real impact. He described the appeal as an “academic exercise” with no practical value. “The Supreme Court is a very busy court. It would be unwise to burden the Honourable Court with academic appeals that hold no practical or utilitarian value. That is the appeal the urchins are celebrating.”
The statement from Johnson also addressed rumors suggesting that the Supreme Court had issued a judgment against the governor. He dismissed such claims as false, calling them political propaganda spread by those attempting to mislead the public. “There is no Supreme Court judgment against Governor Fubara. Ignore the outdated political propaganda by some desperate politicians,” he said.
