A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Rivers State Government’s request to halt proceedings in a lawsuit aimed at preventing fund allocation to all local governments in the state.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ruled on Friday that Mr. Gordy Uche (SAN), a lawyer for the Government of Rivers State, made a frivolous, vexatious, unwarranted, and mischievous application for a stay of proceedings.
The ruling was given during proceedings in a suit marked CA/ABJ/CV/1197/2024 by the Rivers State House of Assembly and Rivers State House of Assembly and its Speaker, Martin Amaewhule.
The plaintiffs are seeking, among others, an order to compel the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold financial allocation to councils in Rivers State.
The Rivers Government had sought a stay of proceedings in the case, claiming to be challenging the court’s jurisdiction before the Court of Appeal.
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