The Digest:
Speaker Martins Amaewhule has accused Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara of violating constitutional processes by refusing to present the state budget and spending funds without legislative approval. As impeachment proceedings resume, the speaker warns: when a bulldog is called toothless, democracy may already be on a leash.
Key Points:
- Amaewhule labelled Fubara and his deputy a "threat to democracy."
- He accused the governor of refusing to present the 2026 budget.
- Fubara allegedly boasted that the Assembly is a "toothless bulldog."
- The executive is accused of unauthorized travel and spending.
- The speaker cited past interventions by Tinubu and Wike as futile.
- Amaewhule said Rivers has "never had it this bad" governance-wise.
- He claimed no other West African state has failed to present a budget this late
Sources: The Cable, Rivers House of Assembly
