Presenting budget to four-member Rivers assembly absurd – Lawyer

Jiti Ogunye, a lawyer and public affairs analyst, has said that presenting a budget to four members of Rivers State House Assembly is absurd.

Ogunye stated this while commenting on the political feud between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.

Fubara had presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill to four members of the state House of Assembly led by Edison Ehie, after 27 members of the House loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

However, on Monday President Bola Tinubu  met with Wike and Fubara to resolve the political crisis in the state.

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During the interview, Ogunye said, “It is absurd for any governor to present a budget before three or four members of the H ouse. How can four members declare the seat of 27 members vacant?

“I am insistent that a political solution should be found. That does not mean we are betraying the law. I am saying that too often issues that are not supposed to be brought to the court are brought to court. The courts are being misused by politicians.”

Ogunye said that he was impressed by the resolution the two warring leaders agreed to after meeting President Tinubu on Monday.