…mocks opponents for celebrating ‘academic’ judgment
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has downplayed the significance of the recent Supreme Court judgment concerning the 2024 budget appeal, insisting that the ruling holds no impact on his administration.
Fubara, in a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, maintained that the appeal had become irrelevant since the 2024 budget cycle ended on December 31, 2024.
“The appeal is of no useful purpose. The only reasonable thing left to do was to withdraw the appeal and have it dismissed,” the statement read.
The governor further argued that the Supreme Court should not be burdened with “academic appeals that hold no practical or utilitarian value.”
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“That is the appeal the urchins are celebrating. There is no Supreme Court judgment against Governor Fubara. Ignore the outdated political propaganda by some desperate politicians,” Johnson added.
The statement clarified that the court had merely ruled on the governor’s voluntary withdrawal of the appeal, which had become unnecessary after the full implementation of the 2024 budget.
Meanwhile, political associates of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, declined to comment on the matter, citing its sensitivity.