…urges lawmakers to take action they deem fit against Gov Fubara
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says he won’t stop the Rivers State House of Assembly from carrying out its constitutional duties.
Wike is believed to be the force behind the Rivers House of Assembly in its ongoing tussle with Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Governor Fubara and the Assembly led by Martin-Amaewhule have made claims and counter-claims over the presentation of the state’s 2025 budget.
The disagreement between them worsened following a Supreme Court verdict recognising the lawmakers as legitimate members of the Rivers State Assembly.
The development gave the Assembly the power to order Fubara to re-present the state’s 2025 budget, which he had earlier presented to the set of lawmakers led by Victor Oko-Jumbo.
But following the tussle between the Assembly and Fubara, who accused the lawmakers of frustrating his attempts to re-present the budget, Wike has thrown his weight behind the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Speaking on Saturday during a Thanksgiving Service held in Abalama, Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, Wike said, “Let me tell you, I’m not going to stop the Assembly from performing their constitutional duties. The Assembly should be allowed to perform their constitutional role,”
“The Assembly people should do their work. Whatever they deem necessary and fit, that is constitutional, they should do. I’m not going to stop anybody from carrying out their functions. I will not do that.”
Wike accused Fubara of seizing allowances and other benefits accrued to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
He also claimed that Fubara was deceived into recognising a group of lawmakers and was wrongly assured that nothing would happen.
