The Deputy National Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Timothy Osadolor, has cautioned Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, against defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as he prepares to return to office.
Osadolor urged the governor to instead focus on holding accountable those who managed the state during the six-month emergency rule.
His warning comes after the reinstated Rivers APC spokesman, Darlington Nwauju, openly invited Fubara to join the party during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday.
Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, Osadolor said the people of Rivers State deserved accountability for what transpired under the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.).
He stated, “The Rivers people will heave a sigh of relief that the illegality wrought upon them will finally be addressed. The only thing I ask of the governor is that he should not fall for voices calling for political correctness in the name of peace. There is no peace without justice.”
The PDP youth leader urged Fubara to interrogate the administration of Ibas, whom President Bola Tinubu appointed during the state of emergency.
Osadolor said, “The onus lies on him to thoroughly interrogate these six months that Admiral Ibas spent in office, appropriating the resources of Rivers people for whatever interests he might have allegedly served.”
He emphasised that Ibas lacked constitutional immunity and would face justice if any wrongdoing were uncovered.
“Whenever wrongdoing is found, the governor should not hesitate to make him face the full weight of the law. The last time I checked, he was never elected by the Rivers people, and yet he presided over their resources and taxpayers’ money, while Governor Fubara, who was duly elected, was suspended,” he added.