Court Rejects Amaewhule Plea To Stop Gov Fubara From Spending Public Funds

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, July 22, 2024, declined to stop the governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara and the State Government from spending funds in accounts of the government pending the hearing and determination of the suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly.

Ruling on a motion exparte marked FHC/ABJ/CS/984/24, the court presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite refused to grant the prayers of Amaewhule and directed the plaintiffs to put the defendants on notice.

Justice Nwite however, granted a motion exparte to serve the 5th to 10th defendants in the matter by substituted means saying; “Leave is hereby granted to the plaintiffs/applicants, to serve the 5th to 10th defendants/respondents with the plaintiffs/applicants’ originating, and any other process(es) filed or issued in this suit by substituted means to wit: by publishing same in the Nation Newspapers”.

The trial judge then adjourned the suit to August 7, 2024 for the hearing of the motion on notice.

The 5th to 10th defendants are Governor Fubara, Accountant-General of Rivers; Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC); Chief Judge of Rivers, Justice S.C. Amadi; Chairperson of RSIEC, Adolphus Enebeli and the Government of Rivers State respectively.

The 1st and 2nd plaintiffs being the Rivers State House of Assembly and Martin Amaewhule, had filed the suit through their counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN, against the Central Bank of Nigeria, Zenith Bank Plc, Access Bank PLC, and the Accountant General of the Federation as the 1st to 4th defendants.

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