Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has appealed to the Court of Appeal in Abuja to overturn a Federal High Court ruling that stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from disbursing monthly allocations to the state.
Fubara, represented by his legal team led by Yusuf Ali, argued that the High Court order was issued in bad faith and requested the Court of Appeal to annul it.
The appeal, Truth Live News reports, coincides with the consolidation of five additional appeals stemming from the same High Court ruling.
Don’t forget that the Federal High Court had barred the CBN and the Nigerian government from disbursing monthly allocations to the Rivers State government due to the state’s alleged non-compliance with a court order to re-present the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the lawmakers.
The Federal Government, equally, confirmed today that it has stopped the October monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue payment to Rivers State amid the ongoing face-off between Governor Simi Fubara and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.