Whereas other states seem to be putting together facts for their 2027 budgets, Rivers State just woke up Friday, July 10, 2026, to hear that their 2026 budget has been presented. They had inkling to this last week when news filtered out through social media (as is often the case these days) that Gov Sim Fubara had gone to the Rivers State House of Assembly where he was said to have presented the state’s Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
Many wondered how the executive and legislature that never saw eye to eye suddenly found enough warmth to sit and present any matter of the state. The last presentation the governor made after their latest conflict was list of commissioner-nominees which actually didn’t fare well because some nominees perceived as close to Fubara were bounced. Since then, fresh coldness chilled the relationship.
Now, Gov Fubara truly went to the House and presented a budget of N1.85trn to the Martins Amaewhule-led House which is believed to be controlled by the former governor, the FCT Minister, who actually brought every person into government before he left.
While presenting the budget on Friday, July 10, 2026, Fubara placed the total estimated revenue for the year at N1.85 trillion and maned it; “Budget of Resilience for Growth and Development.”
