THE Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tony Okocha has called on the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara to resign or face impeachment.
Okocha made the call while describing the invitation of the 27 lawmakers to a meeting by Fubara as a Greek gift.
Okocha at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Monday morning said by every standard the governor has disrespected President Bola Tinubu and abused the rule of law.
Okocha recalled how much the Governor has disrespected President Ahmed Tinubu after his intervention when the crisis started in 2023 and even abused court judgements with impunity.
He said: “The invitation to the lawmakers is a Greek Gift. The Supreme Court Judgement is final. There is nothing anybody can do about it. The only option available to the Governor now is for him to resign or be impeached.”
Feilding questions from journalists on the Governor’s invitation, Okocha said: “My response to the Greek gift the Governor is attempting to extend to the 27 Lawmakers is it is not within the ambits of the law and it is already belated.
“It is stupidity that made Nza (small specie of bird) to challenge his chi (god), to a fight. We have always told the Governor that if he brings insect-infested firewood to his house, he has literally invited lizards to a feast.”
The APC chairman stated that the governor is already sitting on a ‘keg of gunpowder,’ asserting that they had warned him, but he rebuffed their advice, claiming he has the ‘red biro.’ “Where is the ‘red biro’ now?” Okocha stated.
Meanwhile, the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly resumed sitting this morning, and The Guardian has learned that some of the key issues on the agenda include declining the governor’s invitation, budget presentation, and questioning members of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), among others.
With the current developments, the political crisis rocking Rivers State is far from ending anytime soon.
