Governor Fubara Pays Embattled 27 Lawmakers November/December Entitlements

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has reportedly cleared all the entitlements of the defecting twenty-seven lawmakers for November and December.

Recall that lawmakers dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) which made their seats to be declared vacant by factional Speaker of the State Assembly.

The lawmakers had at some point, accused the governor of withholding their entitled benefits.

However, Fubara, during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, and some Rivers stakeholders, agreed to pay the withheld entitlements.

According to a source, who spoke to newsmen on condition of anonymity, the lawmakers were paid the said entitlements on Thursday.

The source said, “The government has paid the allowance and entitlement of all the lawmakers for November and December. The payment got to all the lawmakers including the 27 lawmakers who decamped to APC.

“The governor has also bought cars for all the Commissioners who are in his cabinet. The 10 people who are working with him got it. I think the governor is gradually implementing the presidential directive.”