The Rivers State House of Assembly has dismissed claims that the ongoing impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara is being influenced by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The Assembly’s spokesperson, Enemi George, stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.
He insisted that lawmakers are acting strictly within constitutional provisions and not at the behest of any political figure.
Responding to questions on whether Wike played a role in the impeachment, George said mixing politics with constitutional responsibilities would be dangerous.
He emphasised that the House should not be reduced to the influence of an individual, describing such claims as “unfair and demeaning” to the legislature.
“This is pouring oil into water, and those two don’t mix unless boiled. The FCT minister is a politician. If we begin to mix politics and constitutional matters, we will begin to cause trouble.
“I am not a party chief but a spokesperson of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Personally, I am politically aligned with the FCT minister, but it is insulting to reduce the activities of an institution created by the Constitution to just politics or an individual,” he said.
Asked whether the assembly would consider any political intervention to stop the process, George said there is no room for a political solution to halt the ongoing impeachment proceedings.
He stressed that lawmakers are committed to following due process.
“So I very sincerely doubt that because we’ve had one too many political solutions. But it demeans and diminishes the institution of the House if you say that everything we do is because of politics. Right now, what we’re talking about is the law.
“Even if you want to play politics, most people, according to the law, if they breach the Constitution repeatedly, you can’t rely on political fixes.
“The governor is a recidivist. In legal parlance, a recidivist is somebody who commits the same crime repeatedly. He’s punished or forgiven, and then he repeats the offence. So what’s the need for a political solution?” George added.