Adeyanju said the appeal was withdrawn by lawyers representing Fubara because the matter was overtaken by events.
Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has countered reports that the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State.
He said such a report is untrue. Adeyanju said the appeal was withdrawn by lawyers representing Fubara because the matter was overtaken by events.
It was reported that the Supreme Court dismissed Fubara’s appeal over the re-presentation of the 2024 budget before the 27 members of the State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.
The apex court on Monday dismissed the suit in a ruling delivered by Justice Musa Uwani-Aba-Aji following the dramatic withdrawal of the appeal by Fubara through his lead counsel, Yusuf Ali, SAN.
In a notice for withdrawal of the case, the governor simply informed the three-man panel of Justices of the Court that events had overtaken his suit.
The request for the withdrawal of the contentious suit was not opposed by the Rivers State House of Assembly and its Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, who were represented by Wole Olanipekun, SAN.
Following no objections from the parties, the apex court dismissed the case and awarded N4 million against Fubara to be paid to the House of Assembly and Amaewhule.
Faulting the reports, Adeyanju said it’s not the correct representation of what happened in the court.
Posting on X, Adeyanju wrote: “Supreme Court did not dismiss Fubara’s Appeal. The appeal was withdrawn by lawyers representing the governor because the subject matter has been overtaken by events. This is the correct representation of what happened in court today.”