Fubara not at loggerheads with state Assembly — Rivers govt

The Rivers State Government has dismissed reports suggesting a disagreement between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly over the 2026 Appropriation Bill.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi, said Governor Fubara was not at loggerheads with the lawmakers, but was working closely with them in the interest of the people of the state.
The government said the 2026 budget proposal had already been presented to the House of Assembly and was undergoing the normal legislative process, expressing confidence that it would be passed by the lawmakers.
It said the state had gone through difficult times in the pa...