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President Bola Tinubu has declared support for the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
Speaking through Daniel Bwala,
his Special Adviser on Policy and Communication, the president stated that Fubara must not be encumbered in his work.
The President made his position known during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday.
Bwala described Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as instrumental to the Tinubu administration but quickly clarified that the minister is not a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
According to the presidential aide, Fubara should be given the space to govern Rivers State, stressing that Tinubu is committed to democratic principles and effectual administration.
The Rivers State House of Assembly, comprising mostly of Wike, has initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, over alleged gross misconduct.
They were suspected to be acting at the behest of the FCT minister, who is embroiled in a protracted battle with his political godson over control of the state.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said President Tinubu’s position on the rift Wike Fubara has vindicated their stand on the matter.
DaLrlington Nwauju, the Publicity Secretary of the Rivers APC said in a statement: “We are grateful to the President and Commander-in-Chief His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, leader of the APC party in Nigeria for sticking to our party constitution/convention by reaffirming the position of the Governor through his SA on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala Esq.
“This Presidential clarification has once again vindicated our uncompromising stand on this matter and aligns with the policy thrust of our national party leadership under Prof Nentawe Yilwatda and Senator (Dr) Ajibola Basiru.
“We therefore commend the sincerity of Mr President and Commander-in-Chief to stick to party management direction which allows APC Governors to lead the party at the state level to engineer mobilization, cohesion and efficiency.
“This timely reaffirmation justifies the position of Rivers State APC on the position of the state Governor, His Excellency Sir Siminalayi Fubara as leader of our party in Rivers State and should correct any false or misleading narrative being peddled by political jobbers.
“Flowing from the above, we once more condemn in totality, the opinion offered by Mr Felix Morka on the impeachment process against the Governor of Rivers State and his Deputy as his opinion and suggestion contradict the core essence of party membership.
“We hope that Mr Morka elects to display his democratic credentials by stepping down from his role as National Publicity Secretary of our great party for failing to protect organizational objectives as an image maker.”
Nwauju also used the occasion to call for fresh congresses to elect new leaders for the party in accordance with subsisting decisions of the court.
“We further remind the National Working Committee of our great party of subsisting court decisions over Rivers APC leadership (please see Suit No. PHC/3592/CS/2023 & Suit No. PHC/3859/CS/2024) and request that congresses to elect new sets of leadership for the party at the Ward, LGA and State levels be scheduled immediately in order to harmonize all contending interests.
“Finally, we request that the Governor and leader of our party to immediately convoke a stakeholders’ meeting to give our party a direction going forward.”
