Barely 12 hours to deadline, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, swallowed his vomit wrote a letter to the House of Assembly led by Martin Amawhule, informing it that the government was yet to receive its resolutions regarding the Supreme Court’s judgment delivered on February 28, 2025.
The letter, signed by Tammy Danagogo, Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), which would be the first time Fubara would be dealing with the G27, since the confrontation between the House and his government began in November, 2023, was sequel to the 48-hour ultimatum handed him on Monday, to present the 2025 budget of the State before it.
In the letter, which did not specify any individual by name as the Speaker of the Assembly, Danagogo, clarified that as of close of work on March 4, neither the governor’s office, the deputy Governor, nor the office of the Accountant-General had received the document.
Danagogo, who referenced a recent state broadcast by Governor Siminalayi Fubara on March 2, where he reaffirmed his commitment to respecting the rule of law, maintained that despite any personal opinions on the Supreme Court’s ruling, the Governor had assured the people of the state, that his administration would abide by and implement the court’s decisions in the best interest of the state.
The letter read: “I hereby refer to you to a letter dated March 3, 2025, on the above subject matter, which we came across on social media and notify you that:
“As of the close of work on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, we are yet to receive the said letter. Neither the office of the Governor, the Deputy Governor’s office, nor the office of the Accountant-General of the state, has received the letter.
“Please, recall that His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers State, had in a broadcast on Sunday, March 2, 2025, stated clearly that notwithstanding his personal opinion on the Supreme Court judgements, he will, as a law-abiding Nigerian, obey and implement their decisions in accordance with the rule of law and the best interest of the people of the state.”