The Rivers State Home of Meeting has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara 48 hours to submit a brand new checklist of commissioner nominees.

In a letter dated March 5, the meeting, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, accused Fubara of unlawfully swearing in 19 commissioners with out legislative screening and affirmation, claiming this violates the Structure.

The lawmakers additionally said that the governor made a number of different appointments to positions requiring meeting approval earlier than the appointees might take workplace.

Among the many alleged violations, the meeting pointed to Dagogo Iboroma’s appointment and swearing-in as Lawyer-Normal and Commissioner for Justice with out first getting legislative affirmation.

The letter said, “That one other infraction of the legislation is the swearing in of Lawrence Oko-Jaja as Chairman; Earnest Ibekwe Ekwe; Mina Ogbanga; Iseleye Amachree and Adokiye Oyagiri as members of the Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement on Friday thirtieth of August 2024 with out screening and affirmation by the Rivers State Home of Meeting as stipulated in Part 4(a) of the Rivers State Public Procurement Legislation No. 4 of 2008. Others are Reward Alex-Hart; Grace Osaronu and Selinah Amonieah as members,” the letter reads.

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“That the swearing-in of Goodlife Ben as chairman; Emmanuel Jaja, Betty Warmate; Jerome Chimenem; Prince Ohochukwu; Philip Okparaji and Christian Amadi as members of the Rivers State Native Authorities Service Fee with out screening and affirmation opposite to Part 44(3) of the Rivers State Native Authorities Legislation No. 5 of 2018 is one other infraction.

“That these appointments by you which can be highlighted and different appointments made however not talked about right here for need of house that aren’t in consonance with extant legal guidelines are usually not solely infractions however are significantly threatening our nascent democracy so, ought to and shall be remedied.

“That the Home requests you to submit an inventory of nominees for appointment as commissioners into the Rivers State Government Council in addition to checklist of nominees for appointment to fill vacancies in all of the workplaces talked about above or these not listed however require screening and affirmation by the Rivers State Home of Meeting inside 48 hours.”

The lawmakers urged Fubara to observe the provisions of the 1999 Structure and different legal guidelines governing the state.

In the meantime, final Friday, the Supreme Courtroom ordered the Amaewhule-led meeting faction and different elected lawmakers to renew sitting.

The apex courtroom additionally upheld a Federal Excessive Courtroom ruling that stops the Central Financial institution of Nigeria and the Accountant-Normal of the Federation from releasing statutory allocations to Rivers State.

Moreover, the courtroom nullified the native authorities election that passed off in Rivers State on October 5, 2024.