Ben Ukeji, spokesperson of Citizens for Good Governance in Democracy, has dismissed allegations that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara failed to submit the state budget to the House of Assembly, calling them baseless.
Ukeji made the statement on Thursday while speaking in an interview on Prime Time, a programme on Arise Television, as monitored by news reports.
He said, “When you look at it, even as from all the arguments, Section 122 of the Nigeria’s 1999 constitution (as amended), provides that the governor has the responsibility or the right to spend a portion of the budget for a period of six months.
“The budget they are talking about in the entire administration of Fubara is the budget of 2025, and his tenure was truncated by the declaration of a state of emergency.”
It was reported that the State Assembly on Thursday began impeachment proceedings against Fubara over several issues, among which is the alleged non-submission of budget to the State Assembly.
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