Edison Ehie, the chief of staff to Rivers state government, has alleged financial inducement as the impeachment plot against Governor Siminalayi Fubara thickens.
As reported by The Punch on Monday, May 13, Ehie claimed the was offered money to impeach Governor Fubara but did not disclose the identities of those who offered him money.
As reported by Daily Trust, Ehie made this assertion while addressing a crowd at a rally held in Ahoada East area of Rivers state.
Speaking on the purported plot to impeach Fubara, the former factional speaker of the state House of Assembly said:
The impeachment plot against Fubara thickened in recent days as the immediate past governor of Rivers state and current minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, unveiled his strategy amid his feud with his successor, Governor Fubara.
This came after the APC in Rivers state told lawmakers loyal to Wike to initiate impeachment proceedings against Fubara.
This move so far has stirred reactions from Wike and Fubara’s loyalists and further worsened their rift.
Wike, who has been fighting Fubara for control of the state’s political structure since 2023, claimed he made a mistake by “supporting” Sim Fubara’s emergence as governor, emphasising that he is out to correct his “mistake”.
In a related development, Prince Uche Secondus, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said Wike was the brain behind Governor Fuburaâs political troubles.
The PDP leader, who spoke in Abuja on Saturday, May 11, said Fubara was being hounded by his political opponents for daring to prevent the looting of the state.
According to Secondus, the political crisis in Rivers state was orchestrated by those who demand unfettered access to the finances of the state, a demand the governor has refused to accept.
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Source: TimesNow.com.ng
