Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State has been locked out from the Port Harcourt Aba road temporal Rivers State House of Assembly Complex where he was to present the 2025 budget.

The governor arrived with his entourage to present the budget but met Assembly entrance gate under lock and key.

No reason was given for locking out the governor but Assembly sources informed our reporter that the governor did not officially inform the legislatures about his coming to present the budget.

The lawmakers had given Fubara 48-hour ultimatum to the present the budget which was earlier approved by the 4-member faction of the assembly loyal to him.

But the Supreme Court had recognsied the 27-member loyal to Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the authentic members of the Rivers House of Assembly.

Details later…