The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has warned suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he may face impeachment if he fails to make real efforts to reconcile with the state’s lawmakers.
This warning was given on Tuesday in Abuja by the Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee, Tony Okocha, who said the suspended governor had not taken any steps to settle the political rift between himself and the elected members of the State House of Assembly.
The crisis in Rivers State deepened on March 18 when President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the state.
The move followed weeks of tension between Governor Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
As part of the emergency measures, Tinubu suspended both Fubara and the State Assembly and appointed retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as the sole administrator for six months.
Though the Peoples Democratic Party Governors have taken the matter to court, recent closed-door meetings involving the President, Wike, and Fubara have raised hopes that peace talks may soon begin.
Amid fresh reports that the President may use the June 12 anniversary to lift the suspension and reinstate the governor, the APC in Rivers insisted there has been no effort from Fubara to make peace with the lawmakers.
The party maintained that without a true move to mend the rift, the governor risks being removed from office, as the Supreme Court’s ruling on the matter still stands.
Okocha stated, “I can confirm that there is no reconciliation effort currently underway in Rivers.
“The suspended Governor, Fubara, has not made any move to reconcile with the lawmakers.
“Only genuine reconciliation can save him from impeachment, as the Supreme Court judgment stands.”
