The All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker committee in Rivers State has petitioned the state parliament to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara. READ THE FULL ARTICLE
The request stems from a dispute between the governor and former Governor Nyesom Wike, which was exacerbated by a statement made by APC National Leader Bola Tinubu.
However, in December, the house of assembly withdrew its impeachment notice after Tinubu intervened and expressed his views on the matter.
The two men have been at odds over who controls Rivers’ political system.
Addressing a press conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Tony Okocha, chair of the APC in the state, accused the governor of “insulting” Tinubu.
“It’ll be foolhardy for us to sit down and see someone way less than Mr President insult him under our very nose,” he said.
“It is also an absurdity to see the governor espouse impunity and intimidation on people who are members of our political party, and we stand akimbo doing nothing.
“As representatives of Mr President we won’t sit here and see the governor insult the President. We won’t sit here to see the governor declare on his own as if he’s a court to declare Assembly members’ seats vacant.
“To that extent, in consultation with my party, we are directing APC members who are in the Assembly to immediately commence the impeachment of Governor Sim Fubara.
“And if they don’t do that, there’s what they call party discipline, and we shall invoke that section of the constitution and deal decisively with them.”
On Monday, Fubara expressed dismay over the attitude of the assembly members to his administration, adding that the lawmakers only exist because of him.
The governor added that he accepted the peace deal offered by Tinubu because it was a political solution to the rift.
In December, 27 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislators in the Rivers assembly defected to the APC. The seats of 25 of the lawmakers were subsequently declared vacant. READ THE FULL ARTICLE
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