The Digest:
A symbolic financial gesture has become the latest flashpoint in an ongoing political feud. Pro-Wike lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly have publicly rejected a N100,000 Christmas gift credited to each of them by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, labeling it an "unapproved and unsolicited" transfer and vowing to return the funds.
Key Points:
- The lawmakers, loyal to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, received individual credit alerts of N100,000.
- In a statement, they condemned the payment as lacking due process and legislative approval.
- The legislators announced immediate steps to formally refund the money to the state government.
- They accused Governor Fubara of consistently drawing from state coffers without legislative approval since 2023.
- The assembly warned government staff who "connive" with the governor in such actions.
- The rejection intensifies a long-running cold war between the governor and the Wike-aligned assembly.
- This follows recent accusations by the lawmakers that Fubara engages in unapproved spending.
Sources: The Cable, Vanguard
