Governor Siminalayi Fubara has invited members of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule to a crucial meeting on Monday, March 10, 2025.
The invitation was contained in a letter issued on Sunday, March 9, by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, in Port Harcourt.
The letter, addressed to Amaewhule, was titled “Meeting Between the Governor of Rivers State and the Honourable Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.”
According to Danagogo, the meeting follows Fubara’s receipt of the Certified True Copy of the Supreme Court judgment. Discussions will centre on providing a designated space for the lawmakers’ sittings, the presentation of the 2025 budget, and the payment of outstanding allowances, among other issues.
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“I hereby write, in furtherance of His Excellency’s promise stated in my letter dated 5 March 2025, to notify you that His Excellency has received the Supreme Court judgment and has therefore directed me to invite you and your colleagues—the Honourable members of the Rivers State House of Assembly—to a meeting to discuss:
“Provision of a befitting space for the Assembly’s sittings, payment of all outstanding remuneration or allowances of the Honourable members;
“Presentation of Budget and sundry matters. Any other matter(s), as may be necessary, to chart the way forward in the best interest of the State.”
The meeting is scheduled to hold at 10 a.m. at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
“Many thanks, Sir, as we look forward to your kind attendance with a view to charting the way forward in the interest of the good people of Rivers State,” the letter concluded.