The Federal Government says Rivers State will not receive  the October monthly revenue payment from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in compliance with a court ruling 


According to Bawa Mokwa, spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) will adhere qto the court ruling, which prohibits the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian government from distributing monthly allocations to the Rivers State government.


 “What I got is that the October 2024 FAAC has not been distributed yet. However, the Federal Government will obey the court order on the matter of Rivers State allocation 


“We are going to follow due diligence as long as there is no contrary order. In case there is a contrary, the status quo will remain.


The court order was obtained by the factional Rivers State Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, who had filed an originating summons against the Rivers State Executive, under the leadership of Simi Fubara.


The Amaewhule faction had alleged that the Rivers State Executive was yet to comply with the order of a Federal High Court directing it to re-present the 2024 appropriation bill to the faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly which had earlier defected from the PDP and lost their seats as a result of the defection