Tinubu Sends N1.48trn Rivers Budget to National Assembly Amid Emergency Rule
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken action following the nullification of the Rivers state budget for 2025 by the Supreme Court
- Tinubu sent a budget proposal of N1.48 trillion to the National Assembly on Thursday, May 22, 2025
- The President appealed to members of the National Assembly to urgently pass the budget for the good of Rivers state and its people
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted a budget proposal of N1.48 trillion for the Rivers state government to the National Assembly.
Tinubu sent the budget for consideration and passage on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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As reported by The Punch, Tinubu said the budget proposal became necessary as a result of the Supreme Court judgement nullifying 2025 budget presented by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The President added that Rivers state is also currently under emergency rule.
According to the 2025 Rivers budget, ₦324bn will be expended on infrastructure, ₦166bn on health, ₦75.6bn on education and ₦31.4bn on agriculture.
President Tinubu explained that agriculture is expected to generate about 6,000 jobs by the provisions of the budget.
He appealed to federal lawmakers to urgently pass the budget for the good of the state and its people.
According to Channels Television, the Senate referred the bill to its Ad-hoc Committee on Emergency Rule, with instructions to review the proposal and report back to the chamber as soon as possible.
The President also wrote to the House Representatives to approve the Rivers State budget, reminding the House of the Supreme Court judgement that nullified Fubara's budget.
Rivers emergency rule: Tinubu gives Supreme Court 5 reasons
Recall that President Tinubu's administration presented five reasons so that the Supreme Court could dismiss the suit challenging his suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers.
Tinubu-led federal government, through the office of the AGF, filed the claims in defence of the suit filed by 11 PDP governors against the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers.
In the defence, Tinubu asked the apex court to dismiss the PDP governors' application based on the five reasons it gave.
Court takes action on Tinubu's suspension of Fubara
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has set a date to commence the hearing of the suit filed against the suspension of Governor Fubara by President Tinubu.
President Tinubu and other defendants in the suit were neither present nor represented by their counsels at the hearing of the suit on Monday, May 12 , 2025.
Vice Admiral Ibas (retired) was the only defendant who appeared in court through his counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju.
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