Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has at last presented a budget of N1.85 trillion to the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) for consideration.
The presentation came less than three weeks after he submitted his 2026–2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to the Assembly, and more than eight months after he and the legislators returned from a State of Emergency–induced suspension.
Since the lifting of the State of Emergency by President Bola Tinubu, the Martin Amaewhule–led House of Assembly had repeatedly called on the governor to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill.
Analysts suggest Fubara’s eventual presentation of the budget signals a reconciliation of the rift between him and Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which had plunged the state into a political crisis.
While presenting the budget on Friday, July 10, 2026, Fubara placed the total estimated revenue for the year at N1.8 trillion but gave total expenditure at N1.85trn.
