PDP condemns impeachment plot against Fubara, deputy

The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the move to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, from office.

The PDP Chairman in Rivers, Chief Nname Ewor, expressed the party’s disapproval at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

Ewor criticised Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly for escalating political tensions with the impeachment plot, rather than pursuing peace.

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He said that the lawmakers’ attempt to remove Fubara was not part of the Supreme Court’s directive to resolve the political crises in the state.

“The lawmakers cannot, at this moment, contemplate impeachment when Gov. Fubara and his team are busy implementing the Supreme Court judgement.

“We wonder what exactly Amawhule and 26 other lawmakers want from the governor, the government, and the people of Rivers State.

“The court has granted them everything they requested, including reliefs they did not even seek,” Ewor said.

He advised Fubara to remain focused and not be distracted by the gross misconduct notice, but to continue implementing the Supreme Court’s decisions.

The chairman also called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and called on the key actors in the crises to order, to prevent the situation from worsening.

“The war against Rivers State is state-sponsored, and we urge President Tinubu to advise his appointees to stop weaponising federal agencies, including the judiciary.

“There is already enough insecurity in the country, and there is no point creating a new one in a peaceful Rivers State,” he said.

Ewor further warned that the ongoing seizure of federal revenue allocations to Rivers could lead to anarchy.

He said that withholding the state’s funds would prevent civil servants and pensioners from receiving their salaries and entitlements, while also crippling the government’s ability to meet its financial obligations.

“President Tinubu should remember that laws are made for men, not men for laws.

“Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling, we call on the President to use his executive powers to ensure that the Rivers State’s revenue allocation is released,” the PDP chairman said.

He cited a recent example in the United States, where the Supreme Court banned TikTok, but President Donald Trump used his executive powers to override the ruling.

Ewor suggested that Tinubu should do the same in this case.

He also urged the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike and his pro-Wike lawmakers, to embrace peace and end hostilities against the Rivers Government.

“They should accept the re-presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill by Gov. Fubara on March 19, and withdraw their impeachment notice against the governor and his deputy.

“The impeachment notice is not part of the Supreme Court’s ruling, and the plot will not bring progress to Rivers State,” Ewor said.

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