The Supreme Court has kept stakeholders in Rivers State especially the two rival political camps of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, guessing over the possible outcomes of the four pending appeals at the apex court.

It was gathered that tension continued to mount in the state after the apex court dismissed the last appeal following the decision of Fubara’s legal team to withdraw the matter. 

The judgement, however, generated controversies as the two camps gave it different interpretations, that deepened the ongoing political crisis in the state.

While the Wike’s camp said the judgement validated Martins Amaewhule as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and other 26 as members, the governor’s bloc insisted that the judgement has nothing to do with the speakership and membership of the House Assembly.

It was learnt that the decision of the supreme Court to reserve the judgements on the pending four appeals had created more tensions in the state.

The four appeals waiting for judgements are marked SC/CV/1174/2024, between Rivers State House of Assembly and others against the Rivers State Government and nine others.

Others are SC/CV/1175/2024, between Rivers State House of Assembly and others against the Rivers State Governor and nine others;  SC/CV/1176/2024, between Rivers State House of Assembly and others against Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), and nine others and  SC/CV/1177/2024, between Rivers State House of Assembly and others against the Accountant General of Rivers State and nine others. 

It was gathered that the appeals were following the rulings of  the Federal High Court, Abuja, which stopped  the release of monthly allocations to Rivers State from the Federation Account.

Another ruling was centres  the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), release of voters’ register and the state local government election.