“Call Wike To Order”: Tinubu Told As Rivers Assembly Concludes Moves To Impeach Fubara

• Governor Siminialayi Fubara's position as Rivers state number one man is threatened
• This time around, the Ijaw congress has raised an alarm alleging that Nyesom Wike and his loyalists in the Rivers Assembly have finished plans to sack Fubara from office
• The group however appealed to President Tinubu to intervene on the matter so Fubara could focus on the state's assignment

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

Rivers state, Port Harcourt - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received an important message from the Ijaw National Congress (INC) over the political crisis in Rivers state.

Recall the political crisis in Rivers state following the impeachment plot of Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara by the state's assembly lawmakers.

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The group called on President Tinubu to intervene in the rift between the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and his successor, Governor Fubara, The Punch reported.

The Ijaw leaders urged Tinubu to stop Wike and his loyalists over their purported moves aimed at sacking Fubara as Rivers state governor.

This is as the INC condemned what it labelled as open support by security agencies of the state lawmakers loyal to Wike, whom they gave protection to hold a sitting against a subsisting court order requiring all parties to maintain the status quo and to take no official actions until further notice.

INC, in a statement signed by its president, Prof Benjamin Okaba, on Monday, December 11, said it was curious that despite previous interventions of Tinubu and other critical stakeholders, Wike was bent on ensuring the impeachment of Fubara.

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“Mr President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, we implore you once again to call Mr Wike and those Federal Government agencies and agents who are putting Rivers State at risk of anarchy, to order. Such elements are inimical to the stability of Nigeria sooner or later,” Okaba said.

27 Pro-Wike lawmakers dump PDP for APC in Rivers state, photos emerge

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that 27 members of the Rivers state house of assembly, who are said to be loyal to Nyesom Wike, have reportedly defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

On Monday, December 11, the lawmakers dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC on Monday, December 11, during the sitting of the house.

The pro-Wike legislators sat under tight security mounted at the entrance of the Assembly complex along Moscow Road in Port Harcourt.

Fubara fumes over impeachment plot

Also, Legit.ng reported that Governor Sim Fubara declared that he would not surrender his mandate and the progress of the state to the alleged acts of intimidation, blackmail and deliberate sabotage against him.

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Fubara also tasked Nigerians to have faith in the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the federal level.

Inko-Tariah reveals why Wike wants Fubara impeached

Also, Legit.ng reported that former Special Adviser to Ex-Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike and civil rights advocate, Opunabo inko-Tariah, have weighed in on the political crisis in the state.

Inko-Tariah, in an interview with Arise News on Thursday, November 30, godfatherism is the major issue between Wike and his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Source: Legit.ng