In the same vein, former governor Rivers state and current minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, was said to have gone too far in exercising his godfatherism on his successor and gave wrong advice to his supporters who are lawmakers in the state.
Barrister Oladotun Hassan, in an exclusive interview with TimesNow.com.ng, condemned the political crisis in Rivers state and mentioned three illegal comments and actions that Governor Fubara had made in the rift in the state.
According to Hassan, the governor’s move to demolish the State House of Assembly was illegal and condemnation.
The legal luminary added that Governor Fubara’s executive order to move the legislature’s activities to the executive chamber was illegal and would tamper with the judiciary’s independence.
Hassan added that the governor’s claim that the assembly complex was his property was also condemnable, as the governor does not need to personalise state property.
His statement reads:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Governor Fubara of Rivers State said the opposition camp also belonged to him and that he had sworn to protect everyone.
Fubara said this while warning the state’s local government chairmen to follow the path of peace and leave at the end of their tenure.
The governor’s comment followed the chairmen’s threat that they would not leave because the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly, in an amended law, extended their tenure to six months.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
