Nigeria, March 5 -- Rivers State Government has reacted to the resolution from the State Assembly directing Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the 2025 budget to the lawmakers within 48 hours.

The Speaker of the assembly, Martin Amaewhule, had, in a letter addressed to Mr Fubara on Monday, directed the governor to present the budget as ordered by the Supreme Court.

The directive followed the court verdict that restored the pro-Wike lawmakers as legitimate state assembly members.

The court had, in the judgement on Friday, stopped the payment of federal allocation to Rivers State and nullified last year's local council election.

However, in a letter addressed to the Speaker dated 5 March, the day the ultimatum ought to have expired, ...