- APC national leader, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, said the party is negotiating with Rivers lawmakers amid impeachment attempts against the governor
- Recall that the lawmakers switched allegiance from PDP to APC, complicating Siminalayi Fubara’s political landscape and safeguarding his position
- Professor Yilwatda gave insight into the APC’s unique mechanisms for resolving internal leadership disputes, stirring mixed reactions on social media
The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the ruling party has started negotiating with the lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly on their bid to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Professor Nentawe Yilwatda maintained that this was the reason why no one had heard about the brouhaha between the lawmakers and the governor, who has been at loggerheads with his political godfather, Nyesom Wike.
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How lawmakers moved to impeach Fubara
The Rivers lawmakers, who are loyal to the immediate past governor of the state and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Wike, have made three attempts to impeach the governor, but the moves were thwarted by President Bola Tinubu.
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In a fresh permutation, the lawmakers dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the APC, a footstep Governor Fubara did not hesitate to follow.
With the new move, the ruling party insisted that its governor could not be impeached.
Speaking on the move to resolve the crisis in Rivers, Professor Yilwatda maintained that there has been ongoing discussion through the APC internal mechanism to fix the leadership crisis in the party.
His statement reads in part:
“Are you hearing anything about the impeachment of Rivers State Governor Fubara again? We are discussing with the lawmakers because that is an internal party issue. That is why the APC is different from any other party; we have a lot of mechanisms for resolving our internal issues.”
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Nigerians react to APC vs Rivers lawmakers
The APC chairman’s comment has started generating reactions from some Nigerians.
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Below are some of their reactions:
Omo Orangun Ile-Ila praised the party:
“On your mandate, we shall stand. May Nigeria succeed. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
Adeyinka Kanmi commented:
“The time to throw him out face-to-face is not yet ripe. A time is coming when they will tell him to his face, “We don’t need you again”. By the time he responds, he will want to do it in rage, and by then, they might ask EFCC to pick him up. His humiliation time hasn’t come.”
Samtex alleged:
“Why APC seems like they are surviving is because they are in power, they have the funds and appointments to settle their internal issues.”
Nsikak Smart tweeted:
“Some supporters are even better and more reliable, and more relevant than some members of the party.”
See the X post by the APC chairman on the Rivers crisis below:
Governor Sule speaks on Fubara’s impeachment processes
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Legit.ng earlier reported that Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule had dismissed worries over Rivers State impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
He explained that the legal process governs the ongoing discussions, assuring APC governors amid court intervention days after the case was indefinitely adjourned.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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