Fubara can be impeached if found\u00a0 wanting – Wike<\/p>\n
Former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says his enstranged successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, should be impeached, if found wanting.<\/p>\n
Wike, who stated this during a media live chat on Wednesday, lamented that \u201cthree lawmakers\u201d, in veiled reference to members of the State Assembly loyal to Fubara, could make legislation.<\/p>\n
According to him, \u201cPolitics is not play. If he has done something to be impeached, let them impeach him. It\u2019s not a criminal offence.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI cannot believe that in this country, we are now at the point where Nigerians are talking about where three members of the House will sit and make a law, and they are talking about going to the Supreme Court. Do we need to go to work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rivers\u2019 political crisis has taken a new dimension since a Supreme Court ruling recognised 27 pro-Wike lawmakers and nullified the local government election conducted in the State in October 2024.<\/p>\n
Wike commended those who challenged illegality, noting that elected officials should not be treated as subordinates.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeakers and Assembly members are not our children; they were elected; they are not your boys or your girls. You sit with them and play with them. I travelled with my Speakers, and I created relationships. It\u2019s not a master-servant thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The former Governor recalled how an elder Statesman, Ferdinand Alabararba, who pushed for the emergence of an Ijaw Governor, was eventually disrespected by the person he backed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis elder Statesman cried; he almost cried. This boy later insulted this elder Statesman; now he can\u2019t go back to him for help. Ordinarily, these are the people who will call the family people. Forget about me,\u201d Wike added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fubara can be impeached if found\u00a0 wanting – Wike Former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says his enstranged successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, should be impeached, if found wanting. Wike, who stated this during a media live chat on Wednesday, lamented that \u201cthree lawmakers\u201d, in veiled reference to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":145225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,18,11],"tags":[82,1008,750,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-145528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-news","9":"category-politics","10":"tag-fubara","11":"tag-impeachment","12":"tag-rivers","13":"tag-wike"},"yoast_head":"\n