Legislators of the Rivers State House of Assembly have returned a purported N100,000 cash New Year gift from Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The sum was reportedly transferred into the lawmakers’ personal accounts on the instructions of Fubara.
Giving an account of the rejection in a statement signed, Hon. Enemi Aabo George, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints said: “Today, the 30th day of December 2025, Honourable members of the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly received bank credit alerts of the sum of one hundred thousand naira each.
“The said unsolicited and unapproved amount was transferred on the instructions of the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Sim Fubara, to the personal accounts of members.
“Upon discovery of these unsolicited and unapproved transfers, Honourable members of the House took immediate steps to formally return the said funds to the account of the Rivers State Government.
“As an institution established by law and guided strictly by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Rivers State House of Assembly maintains that all public expenditures must follow due process, including legislative approval.
“The Governor, since assuming office in 2025, has consistently drawn from the Consolidated Revenue Account of Rivers State without legislative approval, despite repeated warnings from the House, judgements of the Supreme Court, and in defiance of the Constitution and principles of separation of powers.”
