All gloves are now off in the ensuing feud between ‘godson’, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and ‘godfather’, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The centre also can no longer hold in the unfolding melodrama, as the agreements reached during the Presidency’s intervention have been irrevocably breached.
All gloves are now off in the ensuing feud between ‘godson’, Rivers State Governor , Siminalayi Fubara, and ‘godfather’, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , Nyesom Wike . The centre also can no longer hold in the unfolding melodrama, as the agreements reached during the Presidency’s intervention have been irrevocably breached.
Fubara, who lamented how several contractors handled different projects for the immediate past administration and were yet to be paid, said: “This is to let the world know that if there is one problem this administration has, it is a huge debt burden. For most of the projects that are being commissioned, the contractors are coming for their balance and it is running into billions.
Nwogu, who represented Rivers South-East at the National Assembly, said any attempt to initiate a probe at this stage of the crisis between Fubara and his predecessor would be viewed as vendetta. Describing the planned probe as diversionary, he said: “It is preconceived to hoodwink people to think the other way. How are Wike and Fubara different? They ran the same government. One was the gatekeeper of the other. This is going to be very selective. This is an attempt to criminalise a good governor that was the envy of the entire nation. We should be careful about how far we escalate this. Let me ask people to be mindful.
Meanwhile, Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation, said: “The Federal Government’s interference in the Rivers crisis is needless, unnecessary, and can cause grave harm to constitutional government.” Summarily, the piece noted that in 1962, a political crisis erupted in Nigeria’s Western Region. Chief SL Akintola was removed as Premier, sparking chaos.
Since October 30, 2023, Rivers has been embroiled in a political crisis. The crisis became public knowledge following an explosion that shook the hallowed chamber of the State Assembly complex on the night of October 29, 2023. Following the fire incident, the state lawmakers initiated an impeachment process against Fubara and suspended four lawmakers.
Amid the political crisis rocking the state, the governor insisted that the defection of the lawmakers led by Amaewhule Martins from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress , remained illegal. The development led to the emergence of a factional Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo. “Let this be a stern message to all who would put their ambitions above the party’s well-being and future. We cannot afford to lose more lawmakers or members in other states, especially when the stakes are now so high ahead of the next general elections,” the statement added.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
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