By voting to override Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s veto, the Rivers State House of Assembly has successfully enacted four contentious new measures.
At a plenary meeting at the Assembly Quarters, Speaker Martin Amaewhule presented four letters from the governor indicating that he would not be signing the laws. This was the crucial decision.
The House claimed that the governor’s approval is not required for the bills to become law, citing Section 100 Subsection 5.
The section stipulates, “where the Governor withholds assent and the bill is again passed by two-thirds majority, the bill shall become a law, and the assent of the Governor shall not be required.”
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The section stipulates, “where the Governor withholds assent and the bill is again passed by two-thirds majority, the bill shall become a law, and the assent of the Governor shall not be required.”
“By the reasons given by the Governor, it means he doesn’t plan to conduct local government elections in the state,” Speaker Amaewhule said during the session, accusing the governor of having no intention to hold local government elections in the state.
Emphasising further, he stated, “the key thing here is that this law removes the power of the Governor to appoint Caretaker Committee Chairmen for the Local Governments. The Governor is not happy that we’re removing his powers to appoint caretaker chairmen,” he added.
The Rivers State Local Government Amendment Law 2023, the Rivers State Funds Management and Financial Autonomy Law 2023, the Rivers State Advertisement and Use of State-Owned Property Prohibition Repeal Law 2024, and the Traditional Rulers Amendment Law 2024 are among the laws.
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