A video has surfaced showing the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, celebrating the Supreme Court’s rulings on Rivers State.
On Friday, the Supreme Court directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation to halt financial allocations to the Rivers State government. This ruling will remain in effect until Governor Sim Fubara ceases all illegal, unconstitutional activities.
The court also ruled that funds would not be disbursed to Fubara’s administration unless a valid Appropriation Law is passed by the House of Assembly, led by Wike’s ally, Martin Amaewhule.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim ordered the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, under Amaewhule’s leadership, to resume their legislative duties immediately.
Additionally, the Supreme Court nullified the local government elections held in Rivers State on October 5, 2024, declaring them illegal, void, and invalid.
Reacting to the verdict, Wike’s spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, shared a video of his principal alongside former Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, singing and expressing gratitude to God.
In the video posted on X, the minister could be heard singing “I never knew he will honour me this way…….”
Olayinka wrote: “Rivers Crisis: I dey hear with my left ear say the Opobo Judas of Rivers is not smiling at all
“The Opobo Judas of Rivers was warned. Supreme Court has recognized Martins Amaewhule as the Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly. DAZZOL.”
