REVEALED: Actual reason administrator Ibas may get witheld Rivers allocation - FG

• The national authorities has stated that Rivers State’s allocation volition beryllium disbursed to the recently appointed administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd), upon his resumption of office
• The Supreme Court had antecedently withheld the state’s allocation owed to the situation and deficiency of due appropriation by the State House of Assembly
• Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, confirmed this connected Wednesday and explained wherefore President Tinubu’s declaration of a authorities of exigency was necessary

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

State House, Abuja - The national authorities led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, connected Wednesday, March 19, said that the allocation for Rivers authorities volition beryllium released to the Administrator of the State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (retd) erstwhile helium resumes office.

FG explains wherefore Ibas volition get stat allocation

FG explains wherefore Rivers sole head Ibas whitethorn get the witheld authorities allocation. Photo credit: @DOlusegun
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Following the situation successful the state, the Supreme Court had withheld the authorities allocation until the State House Assembly decently appropriated the funds for usage.

However, connected Tuesday, March 18, President Tinubu declared a state of exigency in Rivers, suspending the authorities Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his lawman and members of the House of Assembly.

AGF clarifies Tinubu's enactment successful Rivers state

AGF Fagbemi says it’s successful bid to merchandise blocked allocation to Rivers administrator. Photo credit: Lateef Fagbemi
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, portion briefing State House correspondents astatine the statesmanlike Villa, Abuja connected Wednesday, said the funds could beryllium released if the head requests it, Daily Trust reported.

Answering questions connected whether the Federal Government would merchandise the allocation from the federation relationship to the state, the curate said :

“If the head requests it, I volition accidental it should beryllium released to him.“And to me, it volition beryllium successful bid for the merchandise of that money due to the fact that the lawsuit of the bonzer concern has brought them retired of the mean concern of things.”

He besides criticized those that said the President should person intervened successful different forms alternatively of emergency, saying:

"I deliberation the President has acted timeously. He has fixed the accidental to each the parties progressive to marque amends. Before then, helium had to assemble them, helium had tried to mediate."

Read much astir Rivers situation here:

• Breaking: Photos look arsenic Tinubu swears successful Ibok-Ete Ibas arsenic Rivers sole administrator
• Breaking: Senate postpones statement connected authorities of exigency successful Rivers, crushed emerges

Fubara's suspension: Why Wike is not to beryllium blamed

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Lateef Fagbemi, the curate of justness and attorney-general of the federation (AGF), connected Wednesday, March 19, absolved Nyesom Wike of immoderate wrongdoing successful the protracted governmental situation successful Rivers state.

Legit.ng reports that Wike, the curate of the national superior territory (FCT), has been engaged successful a protracted governmental conflict with his erstwhile mentee, Siminalayi Fubara, the now-suspended governor.

Speaking to the property successful Abuja, Fagbemi clarified that Wike, the contiguous past politician of Rivers state, played nary relation successful the governmental situation that led to the authorities of exigency declaration by President Bola Tinubu connected Tuesday, March 18.

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