The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State have called on the 27 members of the State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to immediately commence an impeachment process against Governor Siminlayi Fubara.
The APC said if the State House of Assembly members fail to commence impeachment of the Governor, it will “invoke the relevant section of the constitution” and enforce “party discipline.”
Rivers State APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Tony Okocha, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that Governor Fubara has continued to disrespect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by refusing to implement all the eight-point peace agreement reached in Abuja on the political crisis in the State, to which he appended his signature.
He further stated: “A State as crucial and all-important as Rivers State churned out a dunderhead. We cannot accept that. Our charge to the Assembly is to immediately commence an impeachment process against the Governor.
“And if they don’t do that, there is what they call party discipline. We shall invoke the relevant section of the constitution.”
APC’s impeachment call came barely 24 hours after Governor Fubara said the House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, is not recognised by law.