Governor Fubara urged to use ‘Executive Orders’ amid Rivers State legislative crisis

The spokesperson of the G60 group of federal lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has stated that Governor Siminialayi Fubara of Rivers State has the constitutional power to sustain the government through executive orders until new lawmakers are elected. Ugochinyere's statement follows the crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly, where…The spokesperson of the G60 group of federal lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Hon.

He explained that any laws made by the group of 27 individuals impersonating lawmakers are illegitimate and cannot be enforced, as they are not part of a legitimate House of Assembly. Ugochinyere suggested that Governor Fubara could use executive orders to address the current legislative vacuum and continue running the government with existing valid laws.

“The vacant positions can be filled by creating new titles or names for such positions, and executive orders can be used to announce the new occupant in view of the 27 seats declared vacant,” Ugochinyere added. “The group of four lawmakers who remain can move in and give all needed approval as the law recognizes them. The laws made by the imposters can’t stand.”Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.

The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms has recommended an increase in the value-added tax rate. Nigeria's current VAT rate sits at 7.5%. The chairman of the committee, Taiwo Oyedele, made the recommendation during a policy session of the committee on Monday. Oyedele proposed a revision to the current VAT revenue-sharing formula…

The House of Representatives has described the escape of one of the two Binance chiefs from custody as most disappointing, embarrassing, and disturbing, saying it portrays the porosity of the security architecture of Nigeria to the world. The lawmakers, however, resolved to investigate the circumstances leading to the escape of the Binance executive from the…

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