Governor Fubara: “I Have Done Nothing To Warrant Impeachment”

By Akinwale Kasali

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said that he has done nothing wrong to warrant the Rivers State House of Assembly’s alleged move for his impeachment.

The Governor is, allegedly, at loggerheads with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, who installed him. This, many think, is at the root  of strongly speculated move the move by the State Lawmakers to impeach him.

To forestall the move, the Rivers State House of Assembly complex was, on Sunday night, set ablaze by a group of yet-to-be identified political thugs.

Fubara, on Monday,  while addressing his supporters at the Assembly Complex, part of which was razed by fire Sunday night by hoodlums,  shortly after the House members, led by their Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, convened to, allegedly, begin  the impeachment process against him, lamented:

“Let them come out and tell Rivers people the offence I have committed to warrant any impeachment.”

“Let me assure the people of Rivers that I will continue to ensure that you get the dividends of democracy.

“At the appropriate time I will address the press.”

Early Monday morning, there were heavy gunshots and firing of teargas within the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex as some Lawmakers sat to, allegedly, begin an impeachment process on Governor Fubara.

The Lawmakers also suspended the leader of the House, Edison Ehie, and a couple of his colleagues believed to be loyal to the Governor. But the Governor has described their suspension as null and void – a declaration he knows he has no powers to make.