BREAKING: PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS ISSUE FRESH ULTIMATUM TO FUBARA, DEMAND RESUBMISSION OF 2024 BUDGET

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BREAKING: PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS ISSUE FRESH ULTIMATUM TO FUBARA, DEMAND RESUBMISSION OF 2024 BUDGET

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, has given the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara a 7-day deadline to resubmit the 2024 budget.

This order was issued during the first session of the pro-Wike House on Monday after a break of several months.

Meanwhile, a parallel session is being held by the House faction led by Victor Oko-Jumbo.

Governor Fubara had previously presented the budget to the other House loyal to him, with his current Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, presiding as Speaker.

Ehie and the pro-Fubara lawmakers had passed the Rivers State budget estimates months ago, which the governor quickly signed into law.

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    DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.

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