The Special Assistant to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Political Matters, Darlington Orji, described the impeachment proceeding against his principal as a battle for the soul of the state.
Naijaonpoint reports that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday vowed to see through the ongoing move to impeach Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, over allegations of gross misconduct.
Recall that four lawmakers, Sylvanus Nwankwo (Omuma), Peter Abbey (Degema), Barile Nwakoh (Khana I) and Emilia Amadi (Obio/Akpor II), while withdrawing from the process, cited a desire for dialogue and political reconciliation.
However, they reversed their decision during a live plenary session on Friday, citing continued hostility from the governor and his deputy, as well as repeated disregard for calls for dialogue.
The Assembly thereafter voted unanimously to continue with the impeachment.
Reacting to the development, Orji, in an interview with Punch, said the lawmakers were acting out a drama script.
Orji said his principal is determined to provide quality leadership irrespective of the supremacy battle with ‘the man who thinks he made Fubara Governor’.
He said, “Everybody knows that they are acting a script; those guys are not acting on their own volition. They cannot say that they have retraced their footsteps; that they have realised that the interest of Rivers people should come first and that they got calls from both within and outside Rivers State for peaceful resolution, only for them to come and give flimsy excuses that people are abusing them on social media and changed their minds. What kind of drama is that?
“For us, the governor of Rivers State is determined to provide quality leadership. What is happening in Rivers State is a fight for the soul of the state. It is a supremacy battle where a man thinks that he made him the governor, and he can pull him out any day. That is where we are, but by the grace of God we are going to overcome it.”