The Rivers State Government’s Executive Arm has accused the State House of Assembly of obstructing Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s efforts to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling on the state’s political crisis.
Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, made this claim on Monday in response to remarks by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Enemi Alabo-George, who had accused Fubara of delaying the process.
Johnson asserted that the Assembly has repeatedly ignored official communications from the governor, despite multiple attempts to engage with them.
He cited video evidence showing government efforts to deliver documents, which he claimed were deliberately disregarded by lawmakers.
Some of these correspondences, he added, had already been made public through national newspapers.
Addressing Alabo-George’s challenge regarding acknowledgment copies of the letters, Johnson explained that such documents could not be provided because the Assembly never accepted them in the first place.
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Regarding the latest allegations of gross misconduct against the governor and his deputy, Johnson stated that the executive arm had not received any official notification from the Assembly.
He reaffirmed Fubara’s commitment to peace, noting that the governor had complied with a court directive transferring power from elected local government chairmen to Heads of Local Government Administrations.
Fubara, he said, had also expressed readiness to implement the remaining Supreme Court directives once he received the Certified True Copy of the judgment.
However, Johnson accused the Assembly of responding with hostility by issuing ultimatums to both the governor and the state electoral commission—a move he described as a calculated attempt to create unrest.
He claimed legal experts had also questioned the legitimacy of this action.
He further criticized the Assembly’s call for an investigation into the Chief Judge, arguing that their recent actions revealed a lack of genuine concern for the state’s welfare.
Instead, he accused lawmakers of prioritizing personal interests over governance and the well-being of Rivers residents.
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