All Progressives Congress, APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that the ongoing rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Nyesom Wike, is not his headache.
The clash for power between the two former allies, Yilwada said, is beyond his purview to settle, saying he has no authority over Wike because he’s not a member of his party, APC.
Yilwatda said his major concern is how to settle the impeachment rift between the governor and members of the state house of Assembly.
The APC boss spoke on Channels Television program ‘Politics Today’ on Tuesday saying the clash between the lawmakers and Governor Fubara will be handled internally.
But not a few insist that the FCT Minister is behind the impeachment saga against Governor Fubara, as the state lawmakers are loyal to him.
They insist that the ruckus between the state governor and the members of the Assembly will be difficult to settle without Wike, believed to be the chief instigator of the plot to impeach the governor.
But Yilwatda said his concern is how to resolve the crisis through party Peace building mechanism.
“When it comes to the issue between Wike and Fubara, it’s not within my purview as the national chairman of APC. Wike is in PDP, Fubara is in APC,” he stated, adding that the party is trying to bring the governor and lawmakers together.
“The issue of impeachment is not about Wike now; it concerns APC house of assembly members. That is something I can discuss. It’s an internal matter, and we have mechanisms within APC to resolve such issues.”
Recall that the Assembly members, have, last December served the governor with impeachment notice, accusing him of gross misconduct and spending of state fund without a recourse to the Assembly.
They later forwarded the impeachment allegations to the State Chief Judge, for him to set up a panel to investigate the governor over the alleged offences.
The Chief judge, however, declined acting pending court cases over the impeachment allegations against the governor.
Also, on January 23, a Rivers state high court adjourned the impeachment case indefinitely, citing a pending Court of Appeal case filed by the Assembly Speaker, Martin Amhehuele and 26 lawmakers.
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