The judge determined that the receipt and distribution of these allocations by Governor Siminalayi Fubara since January of this year constituted a breach of the Constitution and represented an unacceptable deviation from legal norms.
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Justice Abdulmalik stated that Fubara’s presentation of the 2024 budget to a four-member Rivers House of Assembly violated constitutional provisions.
Furthermore, the judge emphasized that the governor’s actions amounted to a serious infringement of the 1999 Constitution.
As a result, she has restrained the CBN, the Accountant General of the Federation, Zenith Bank, and Access Bank from permitting Fubara to access funds from the Consolidated Revenue and Federation Account.
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