The Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has again accused the State Government led by Governor Siminalayi Fubara of spending the State’s money that is not appropriated.

Okocha maintained that the failure of the governor to re-present the 2024 appropriation bill to the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly shows that he (Fubara) is flouting the law and illegally spending the State’s funds.

Controversies have continued to trail the call for the re-presentation of the 2024 appropriation bill to the Amaewhule-led assembly which was part of the eight-point peace accord signed by Governor Fubara, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and stakeholders of various camps.

Some political pundits argued that the Amaewhule-led assembly is illegal and cannot be presented with the appropriation bill while others maintained that they are the authentic lawmakers, the matter is still pending in court.

Meanwhile, Okocha who is also the Rivers State Representative at the  Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said, he has the right to speak on behalf of the APC in the State and that no one can contest it.

During the 2023 Governorship of APC in the State, Tonye Cole in a television interview stated that Okocha lacked the right to speak on behalf of the party after being sacked by the High Court in Port Harcourt, where Emeka Bekee-led Executives were reinstated.

Cole also claimed that Okocha belongs to the camp of the Minister of FCT, Wike.

But speaking in Port Harcourt yesterday, Okocha faulted Cole’s claim.

He explained that his Executives are the only ones recognised by the national leaders of the party, adding that as a founding member of APC, he has never left the party since 2014 it was established,  among other reasons.

Okocha said, “I know everything about APC in Rivers State, from the foundation to the structure today,  I was there from the beginning, and  I have been there till today, and have never left APC.”