Siminalayi Fubara has denied a viral social media post claiming he has shut down oil operations in the Rivers state.
On Wednesday, a federal high court in Abuja restrained the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further disbursing financial allocations to
the Rivers state government.
Joyce Abdulmalik, presiding judge, issued the verdict while
delivering judgment on a suit filed by the Rivers state house of assembly led
by Martins Amaewhule.
The court held that monies from the federation account
should not be released to the state pending the passage of a lawful appropriation
act by a validly constituted house of assembly.
The post making the round says: “Breaking News: Rivers State
Governor Sim Fubara Shuts Down NNPC and All Oil Companies in Rivers State,
Declares “No Allocation for Rivers State, No Oil for Nigeria”. In a bold move,
Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara has ordered the shutdown of NNPC and all oil
companies operating in Rivers State, declaring that without federal allocation
for Rivers State, there will be no oil for Nigeria. Within minutes of the
shutdown, Nigeria dropped in the global oil production ranking from 4th to
24th. Governor Fubara has openly challenged Minister Nyesom Wike and President
Bola Tinubu to take action against this stance and see Nigeria boil.”
But in a brief chat with TheCable on Thursday, Fubara said
the post is false.
“We believe in the rule of law and we have filed an appeal against the high court ruling,” he said.
“We will see this to
a logical conclusion and we believe justice will be done.
“I urge Nigerians to ignore the fake report that I ordered
that oil operations be shut down in the state.”
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