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appeal court of justice in Nigeria has
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ailed the decision of lower court and
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declared the 800 billion nairas 2024
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Financial year budget of River State
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unconstitutional the appet C rolled in
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Abuja on Thursday that the River State
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Governor fubara Sim Al used his
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executive immunity to carry out
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lawlessness by thus presenting the 2024
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Financial year appropriation Bill to
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five lawmakers the appeal C rol that the
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appeal file by the governor before it
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lacked Merit because the governor
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withdrew his counter affidavit during
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the high court trial of the case the
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court of appeal ailed the Judgment of
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the federal High Court which had earlier
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set aside the River State 800 billion
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Naas budget passed by five members of
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the House of Assembly led by the Edison
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ahir faction the appet C dismissed the
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appeal filed by the governor of River
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State simara on grounds that it lacked
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in Merit amongst other reasons the three
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man panel held that Governor fubara
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withdrew his counter affidavit at the
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lower court in the matter and as such
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cannot commence an appeal in a matter he
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didn't challenge at the trial stage the
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Court held that the presentation of the
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bill to the five lawmakers by governor
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fubara was against the
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Constitution the court further held that
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Governor fubara used his immunity to
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carry out executive lawlessness as he is
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expected to apply the rule of law and
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not the rule of Might it would be
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recalled that in January
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2024 Justice James om show of the
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federal high court in Abuja had ruled
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that the presentation and approval of
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river State's budget were illegal the
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judge ordered Governor fubara to
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represent the 800 billion Naas budget
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titled the budget of renewed hope
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consolidation and continuity to a
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legally constituted House of Assembly
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the functional speaker at the time
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fubara had presented the budget to five
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NAS from the Edison a Le faction out of
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over 30 assembly members this
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presentation came after 27 legislators
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from the people's Democratic party PDP
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defected to the all progressives
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Congress APC leading to their seats
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being declared vacant the federal High
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Court's ruling also bed Governor fubara
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from interference in the activities of
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the legislative arm of the state and
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nullified the redeployment of the clerk
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and Deputy Clerk of the River State
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Assembly the governor was further
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directed to release all funds owed to
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the assembly to ensure its smooth
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operation s bringing you the news in a
