Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have returned a N100,000 cash gift transferred to their personal bank accounts on the instructions of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints, Hon. Enemi Aabo George.
According to the statement, “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.”
The return of the funds comes against the backdrop of ongoing political tension in Rivers State, marked by renewed hostilities involving the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and deepening disputes over governance, fiscal authority and legislative oversight within the state.
