The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and immediate-past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has declared that nothing significant will happen if the Rivers State House of Assembly impeaches Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Speaking at a media parley in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike dismissed concerns that the impeachment of Fubara would lead to chaos, emphasizing that the process is constitutional.
” If you have committed an offence to be impeached, what’s wrong? Is it a criminal offence? It’s provided in the constitution. Am I a member of the Assembly?” Wike queried.
The former governor also accused Fubara of withholding lawmakers’ salaries for months, which he suggested could be an impeachable offence. He criticized those predicting unrest if the governor is removed, calling such claims “rubbish.”
“I have heard people say: ‘Oh, if they impeach him, there will be a breakdown of law and order’. Rubbish! Nothing will happen,” Wike stated.
He further argued that if the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly was not interested in peace, it would have gone on a six-month recess following the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Rivers political crisis.
Wike also dismissed a letter written to the Assembly by Fubara, insisting that the governor could have handled the situation better.
The ongoing political crisis in Rivers State has continued to deepen, with tensions between Fubara and lawmakers loyal to Wike escalating over governance and legislative control in the state.
