Wike Defies Fubara’s Men, Returns To Rivers State
Boma Goodhead, a member of the House of Representatives, and other protesters, had dared Wike to step foot into the, vowing not to allow him disturb the state’s peace.
Boma Goodhead, a member of the House of Representatives, and other protesters, had dared Wike to step foot into the, vowing not to allow him disturb the state’s peace.
Coalition of United Political Parties on Sunday, confirmed plans to validate the defection of the 27 members of the Assembly from PDP to APC.
He said that the Ondo and Rivers states’ impasse didn’t require Tinubu’s intervention.
He said power devolution to the sub-nationals is critical for the country to develop, pointing out that the Nigerian president is too powerful.
He assured investors that the state us safe, just as an Ijaw group urged President Tinubu to call the FCT minister to order.
“This is the price that Nigerians have to pay for having tolerance for dictators.”
It wrote national chairman Ganduje that the governorship candidate was abandoned when he needed the party most.
Seven commissioners loyal to the former governor and current FCT minister have given up their appointments.
Fubara’s bill signing ceremony was held in the conference room of the Governor’s office.
Sonko contends that he is a victim of a concerted effort to obstruct his presidential candidacy.
He said numerous documents had been forensically examined and found to be forgeries.
Liborous Oshoma, however, said that the 27 defectors ceased to be members of the Rivers House of Assembly once their seats were declared vacant.
He commended President Tinubu for providing succour to Ondo State “at our critical time of cloud and need”.
“The government will ensure there is peace and stability for all Nigerians including Rivers State, but you can’t say that this is a creation of the federal government.”
He also called on president Tinubu to intervene in the crisis rocking the state and also to call Wike to order.
The budget was presented to five members of the House, without the 27 others that recently defected to the APC from the PDP.
The APC lawyer also revealed he takes briefs from PDP members, as APC didn’t give him any briefs.
It said they’ve lost their rights to the seats as members of the state house of assembly.
The legislators gave the divisionqa within the PDP as the reason for their defection.
“He must resign as a minister. He cannot hold the two offices at the same time,” says PDP’s Ologunagba.
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