A former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has claimed that the fight between the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, is about money sharing.
Amaechi stated this during an interview with DW Africa on
Saturday.
He also said the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by
President Bola Tinubu was unconstitutional.
Amaechi said, “The fight between the current governor of
Rivers State and the FCT minister is about sharing money.
“If not, what is the quarrel? Nigerians don’t dislike
corruption anymore. I’ve not seen anybody on the street querying what the
problem is. Can both of them speak to the public and tell us what the problem
is?
“We are now denied democracy. Rivers State is the only state
in the country currently not enjoying democracy. They have imposed military
rule on us.
“Secondly, the President acted outside the Constitution.
Section 188 states how a governor can leave office, either by death,
resignation, or impeachment. It didn’t say that one day you wake up and a man
called the President of Nigeria will throw you out of office, which makes
democracy unstable.”
Amaechi also claimed Tinubu had a hand in the political
turmoil in Rivers State because he wanted to wield power by ousting governors
who may not support him in the 2027 general election.
He added: “Rumours are everywhere that if any governor is
not careful, the President will remove you. So, the Rivers issue is about
sharing money and 2027 politics.
“If the President said that the pipe that exploded was the
reason why he tagged Rivers unstable and insecure by declaring a state of
emergency, what about the other parts of the country where there is insecurity?
Is the President saying that they should impose an emergency rule on him? They
can’t because he is a democratically elected President. There are insecurity
issues in the North East and North West, even in the South East and South
South.
“The governor has no responsibility for the blown pipes in
Rivers. Security responsibility rests solely on the President. Why punish a man
who did not commit any offence?”
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Ex Gov RA has said it all. BAT & NEW wants Rivers at all cost hence they are all deliberately causing political crisis in Rivers State to achieve their objective. It is shame of the highest order that even the Supreme Court is party to all these crimes of illegalities in Rivers State.
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