Breaking: Tinubu sends N1.48trn Rivers budget to National Assembly, details emerge

• President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken enactment pursuing the nullification of the Rivers authorities fund for 2025 by the Supreme Court
• Tinubu sent a fund connection of N1.48 trillion to the National Assembly connected Thursday, May 22, 2025
• The President appealed to members of the National Assembly to urgently walk the fund for the bully of Rivers authorities and its people

Legit.ng writer Adekunle Dada has implicit 8 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary issues

FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted a fund connection of N1.48 trillion for the Rivers authorities authorities to the National Assembly.

Tinubu sent the fund for information and transition connected Thursday, May 22, 2025.

President Bola Tinubu explains the crushed for sending the N1.48trn Rivers fund to the National Assembly. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Facebook

As reported by The Punch, Tinubu said the fund connection became indispensable arsenic a effect of the Supreme Court judgement nullifying the 2025 budget.

The President added that Rivers authorities is besides presently nether exigency rule.

According to the 2025 Rivers budget, ₦324bn volition beryllium expended connected infrastructure, ₦166bn connected health, ₦75.6bn connected acquisition and ₦31.4bn connected agriculture.

President Tinubu explained that agriculture is expected to make astir 6,000 jobs by the provisions of the budget.

He appealed to national lawmakers to urgently walk the fund for the bully of the authorities and its people.

Rivers exigency rule: Tinubu gives Supreme Court 5 reasons

Recall that President Tinubu's medication presented 5 reasons truthful that the Supreme Court could disregard the suit challenging his suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers.

Tinubu-led national government, done the bureau of the AGF, filed the claims successful defence of the suit filed by 11 PDP governors against the declaration of a authorities of exigency successful Rivers.

In the defence, Tinubu asked the apex tribunal to disregard the PDP governors' exertion based connected the 5 reasons it gave.

Court takes enactment connected Tinubu's suspension of Fubara

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Federal High Court sitting successful Port Harcourt has acceptable a day to commence the proceeding of the suit filed against the suspension of Governor Fubara by President Tinubu.

President Tinubu and different defendants successful the suit were neither contiguous nor represented by their counsels astatine the proceeding of the suit connected Monday, May 12 , 2025.

Vice Admiral Ibas (retired) was the lone suspect who appeared successful tribunal done his counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju.

PAY ATTENTION: Сheck retired quality that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” artifact connected the location leafage and enjoy!

Source: Legit.ng