President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly for the consideration and passage of the 2025 budget of the Rivers State Government.
Tinubu said in the letter to the Assembly on Thursday, 22 May, 2025 that the N1.481 trillion budget is being presented to the National Assembly in view of the nullification of the state’s 2025 budget by the Supreme Court, and the fact that the state is currently under emergency rule.
Recall that the Rivers Assembly has not been in session following the declaration of state of emergency in the state by the President on March 18, 2025.
The President also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, for six months.
Tinubu also suspended all elected members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State and appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) as the Sole Administrator
The National Assembly has taken over the legislative functions of the State Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
In his letter to the National Assembly, Tinubu said that N324 billion of the N1.481 trillion will be expended on infrastructure, while N166 billion is earmarked for health.
According to the President, N75.6 billion is for education and N31.4 for agriculture, just as he also added that by the provisions of the budget, agriculture is expected to generate about 6000 jobs.
Tinubu in the letter appealed to the lawmakers to urgently pass for the budget for the good of Rivers State.
