Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, has been urged to step down or risk impeachment by Tony Okocha, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the state.
Okocha made the call while explaining that Fubara’s invitation to a meeting for the 27 lawmakers was a gift from the Greeks.
Recall that after the Supreme Court’s ruling, which confirmed the 27 members as the state’s legitimate legislature, Fubara called the lawmakers to a meeting in a letter written by Tammy Danagogo, the secretary to the Rivers state government.
Okocha, however, questioned if the governor has now gone above and beyond following a lengthy period of grandstanding when briefing reporters in Port Harcourt on Monday.
Okocha added that the party had decided to take a strong stand against the governor, whom he called “clueless,” because he had disregarded President Bola Tinubu, who had stepped in to help resolve the state’s political crisis and offered an eight-point agenda, the majority of which the governor had failed to carry out, in addition to breaking the law.
He stated, “The APC remains the major opposition party in Rivers State. We are the voice of the voiceless. When we said Siminalayi Fubara was clueless, we were not joking. The evidence is clear.
“The governor behaves like a saint, but he is a dangerous snake. His meeting agenda with the lawmakers is puerile. Is he inviting them to discuss the Supreme Court judgment?
“And why was the invitation letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government instead of the governor himself? It’s an aberration. As far as I’m concerned it is a Greek Gift.
Okocha noted that the party would not stand idly by while the governor allegedly, in his words ‘run the state aground’ with his style of governance.
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“The options before Siminalayi Joseph Fubara are two: he should honourably resign or be impeached because he has run the state aground and disrespected Mr President.
“The invitation to the lawmakers is a Greek Gift. The Supreme Court Judgement is final. There is nothing anybody can do about it. The only option available to the Governor now is for him to resign or be impeached. And he should be honourable about it.
“If he refuses to resign, he will be impeached. I don’t need to be a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly to know the numerous impeachable offences he has committed. There is no government in Rivers State.”
Okocha said that political instability may result from the governor’s prolonged tenure in power, stating, “The State is already sitting on a keg of gunpowder, and with a little spark, it will explode.” Therefore, let Funara resign with honour.
