A coalition of concerned civil servants in Rivers State, and the Rivers Solidarity for Good Governance, have issued warning to the state’s House of Assembly over delay of 2025 budget.
The groups condemned what it called reckless inaction and obstruction of governance, by Speaker Martin Amaewhule-Led lawmakers, warning of mass protest if their demands were not met.
This was disclosed during a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
The groups, led by Opu-Oyibo Lilly-West, criticised the state’s lawmakers for its continuous delay in receiving 2025 budget, which they argued has left thousands of workers, market traders, and residents in economic uncertainty.
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Opu-Oyibo said: “Your blatant disregard for the urgent needs of our state has placed critical contracts and salaries at risk.
“By choosing spectacle over service, you have endangered the future of our public institutions and betrayed the trust of every citizen who depends on a stable, functioning government.
“The tide of resistance will be unstoppable. The collective might of the civil service and the distressed voices of our people will rise in defiant protest against this gross negligence. This is not a threat, it is a promise of action.”
The groups demanded that budget must be submitted without further delay and be fully presented before the Assembly by March 19, 2025, as requested for in the letter written by Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
via: Information Nigeria
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