A prominent South-South leader and former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Idada Ikponmwen (retd.), has called for a political resolution to the ongoing crisis in Rivers State following the recent Supreme Court verdict.
Ikponmwen made the appeal after Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, assured residents that his administration would implement the Supreme Court’s ruling after reviewing its Certified True Copy (CTC).
Papers News report that this assurance follows Friday’s apex court judgment, which nullified the council polls conducted on October 5, 2024 and further ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General of the Federation to halt monthly federal allocations to local governments in Rivers State.