The Rivers State Government has slammed the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its call on the State House of Assembly to immediately commence an impeachment process against the governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara.
The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications,
Joseph Johnson, explained that the 27 lawmakers in the State House of Assembly
lacked the moral standing to impeach the governor.
The commissioner warned the APC lawmakers, who are loyal to
Federal Capital Terrority, FCT, minister, Nyesom Wike, against embarking on
such a venture, stressing that any attempt to impeach the governor will be
resisted by the Rivers people.
The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, had at a press conference in Port Harcourt called on the State Assembly to quickly commence impeachment process against the governor.
Okocha stated that the impeachment was necessary because the
governor “has insulted the sensibility” of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who
waded in to resolve the lingering crisis in the state.
However, the Information and Communications Commissioner, in
a quick response, said Okocha lacked the morality to talk about the state
government, noting that Okocha was not a legitimate member of the APC.
According to the commissioner, attempts to impeach the
governor would not be an easy journey, noting that the people of the state
would resist such moves with their blood.
He said, “It is not going to be an easy journey. They should
not imagine embarking on it because Rivers people will resist them. Rivers
people will resist them because it is even baseless to think of it. They are
not fighting with legitimacy; they are only fighting for their own survival. On
what plank will you put that? The law says you can’t put legality on
illegality.
“As far as we are concerned, they do not even have the locus
standi to do that. They should not even bother to start it because Section
109(g) has settled the case. It says if an Assembly member defects from his own
party that brought him to power, you automatically lose his seat. They have
done that, and it is settled. Our Constitution is the grand norm.
“The court, the Supreme Court, is there to look at these
elementary issues. There is also a subsisting judgement on this, so we don’t
need a second opinion on whether we should respect them as Assembly members or
not. The Supreme Court has already declared those seats vacant.
“Tony Okocha was just yesterday declared as not being a
member of APC by a former chairman of the party, Sokonte Davies. He is a
factional chairman. We want the faction led by Chief Emeka Beke to say the same
thing. Okocha is standing on one leg. His call is an empty call. His advice to
impeach the governor is a journey that leads nowhere, and they will not
succeed. The lawmakers are not existent, and they are not seen in law.”
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