The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has called on the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to resign or face impeachment.
Okocha made the call while describing Fubara’s invitation to a meeting for 27 MPs as a Greek gift.
Recall that Fubara, in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Tammy Danagogo, called the lawmakers to a meeting following the Supreme Court decision that confirmed the 27 members as the state’s real legislature.
However, when briefing reporters in Port Harcourt on Monday, Okocha questioned whether the governor has finally bent over backwards after a long period of grandstanding.
Okocha went on to say that the party had decided to take a firm stance against the governor, whom he described as ‘clueless.’ The governor has not only broken the law but has also disrespected President Bola Tinubu, who intervened in the state’s political crisis with an eight-point agenda, the majority of which the governor has failed to implement.
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 mentioned that the party would not stand idly by while the governor allegedly, in his words, ‘ran the state aground’ with his style of governance.
“The options before Siminalayi Joseph Fubara are two: he should honorably 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 judgment 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 honorable 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 offenses he has committed. There is no government in Rivers State.”
Okocha alleged that the Fubara’s continued stay in office could lead to political instability, saying, “The state is already sitting on a keg of gunpowder, and with a little spark, it will explode. So, let (Funara) honourably resign.”
