The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is not prohibited from using public funds in the interim till the hearing and resolution of the lawsuit brought by the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Despite ordering the plaintiffs to serve notice on the defendants, Justice Emeka Nwite denied the prayers in his ruling on the motion ex parte with the file number FHC/ABJ/CS/984/24.
Judge Nwite, however, granted the motion ex parte to serve the fifth through tenth defendants in the case using substituted methods.
He stated: “The plaintiffs/applicants are hereby granted leave to serve the fifth through tenth defendants/respondents with the plaintiffs/applicants’ originating and any other process (es) filed or issued in this suit by substituted means, such as by publishing them in the Nation Newspapers.”
The judge further adjourned the hearing to August 7th to consider the application on notice.
The 1st and 2nd plaintiffs the Rivers State House of Assembly and Martin Amaewhule, had filed the suit through their counsel, Joseph Daudu against the Central Bank of Nigeria, Zenith Bank Plc, Access Bank PLC, and the Accountant General of the Federation as the 1st to 4th defendants.
