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 Recall that <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>James Omotosho</strong> of the Federal High Court in Abuja had nullified the Rivers 2024 budget passed by pro-Fubara lawmakers and voided the presentation and passage of the same.
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<p><a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/appeal-court-scolds-fubara-over-assembly-crisis-nullifies-naira800bn-budget/tg23le7" previewlistener="true">Source link </a></p>

