…As Court Fixes January 31 To Hear Settlement Report
There are indications that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, may have breached the number one item in the resolution recently reached in Abuja, as part of efforts to find lasting solution to the ongoing faceoff between the governor and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
Part of the resolution directed Fubara and his team to withdraw all court cases instituted against the Rivers State House of Assembly.
However, at the resumed hearing of the suit brought by the governor against House before a State High Court, sitting at Isiokpo, yesterday, Fubara’s counsel, D.O. Okoro, SAN, told the court that he does not have any instruction from his client to withdraw the matter.
Okoro was responding to an information brought before the court presided over by Justice O. Ben-Whyte, by the counsel to the House of Assembly, Chief Ferdinand Orbih, SAN.
Orbih had informed the court that that he has the instruction of his Clients to withdraw the matter from court as a result of the development arising from the agreement of the parties in this suit.
The court, after hearing from the duo, directed that Fubara’s counsel should confer with his client with respect to the recent development as submitted by Defence Counsel.
The case adjourned to the 31st day of January, 2024 for Report of Settlement.