The Rivers State Government on Wednesday appealed the Federal High Court, Abuja’s judgment which restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria from further releasing allocations from the federation account to the state.
This came as Governor Siminalayi Fubara celebrated one of the failed attempts to impeach him by the Martin Amaewhule-led state House of Assembly loyal to the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike.
The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, said the judgment had been appealed, expressing optimism that the Appeal Court would upturn the judgment.
He said the pointers to the anticipated judgment were glaring, adding that they were unperturbed as they had already instituted an appeal against the Federal High Court judgment.
“We saw this judgment coming the way it did when the trial judge refused 23 council chairmen as joinders, refused the state to change their lawyer and refused our objection challenging jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.
“The judgment has already been appealed and l believe that the Court of Appeal will upturn the judgment. We are not panicked and there is no cause for alarm,” Johnson said.
