Ex-Rivers Deputy Speaker asks court to block LG funds release to sole administrator

Ex-Rivers Deputy Speaker asks court to block LG funds release to sole administrator

A former Deputy Speaker of Rivers State, Marshall Stanley-Uwom, has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to block the release of local government allocations to Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas. The former lawmaker, a member of the House during Nyesom Wike’s tenure as governor, wants the court to declare that Ibas can’t appoint unelected caretakers to run local governments. One of the reliefs sought is a court order declar…

Rivers Professional Group Slams Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.) With Four Court Cases Over Dissolution Of Key Institutions - TheNigeriaLawyer

A professional advocacy group, Professionals for Responsive and Efficient Governance (PREG), has filed four separate lawsuits challenging the actions of the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.), accusing him of dismantling democratic institutions through unconstitutional means. At its 2nd World Press Conference held in Port Harcourt on Friday, PREG, through its convener, Soseipiriye Long Williams, Esq, announced …

Ex-Rivers deputy speaker prays court to sack sole administrator — National Accord Newspaper %

Mr Marshall Stanley-Uwom, the former Deputy Speaker, Rivers House of Assembly, has prayed the Federal High Court in The post Ex-Rivers deputy speaker prays court to sack sole administrator appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

Just in: Ex-Rivers Deputy Speaker Sues FG, CBN, Others Over Release of LG Funds to Administrator

A legal challenge has emerged for the Rivers State Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as former Deputy Speaker Marshall Stanley-Uwom has filed a suit aiming to halt the flow of federal allocations to local governments overseen by Ibas. In his suit, Stanley-Uwom has named President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly (including the Senate and House of Representatives Speakers), Ibas, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accou…

Ex-Rivers deputy speaker prays court to sack sole administrator - Worldstage

Mr Marshall Stanley-Uwom, the former Deputy Speaker, Rivers House of Assembly, has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja, to order the removal of the state Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas. Stanley-Uwom, in a suit filed by his lawyer, Mr Sylvester  Evbuomwan, also prayed the court to stop the Federal Government from releasing allocations accruable to the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state through Ibas. He urged the…

Ex-Rivers Deputy Speaker asks court to block LG funds release to...

A former Deputy Speaker of Rivers State, Marshall Stanley-Uwom, has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to block the release of local government... #news, #court, #rivers, #flyingeze