Amid the ongoing political crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly, the Speaker of the House under the leadership of Martin Amaewhule, has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara a 7-day ultimatum to resubmit the 2024 budget for review.

The Amaewhule-led faction of Rivers Assembly gave the directive after the pro-Wike faction convened for their first session in several months on Monday.

It would be recalled that Governor Fubara had presented the budget to the Oko-Jumbo faction, which supports him, with his Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, presiding as Speaker.

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Ehie and the pro-Fubara lawmakers passed the budget estimates, and the governor subsequently signed it into law, highlighting its goals of fostering economic development, inclusive growth, and reducing socio-economic inequality in the state.