You’re Shaming The President’ — Rivers Elders Slam Assembly Over Fubara Impeachment Plot

The Rivers State Elders and Leaders Council has denounced the impeachment moves against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, branding the process as selfish, provocative and ultimately futile.

The council accused the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly of exploiting constitutional provisions to advance personal and political agendas, warning that the action could further inflame tensions in Rivers State and beyond.

Aligning with the stance earlier taken by the Ijaw National Congress, a member of the council and pioneer spokesman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Anabs Sara-Igbe, said the impeachment drive was needless and an embarrassment to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as the people of the state.

According to him, the lawmakers were displaying ingratitude to both the President and Rivers residents, stressing that their actions were not an attack on Fubara alone but on the collective interest of the state.

“They believe they are fighting Sim Fubara, but they are actually fighting the people of Rivers State. What they are doing is simply stalling development,” he said.

Sara-Igbe also faulted the legislators for allegedly disregarding the emergency rule previously imposed on the state, which led to federal intervention following political unrest. He claimed the lawmakers benefitted financially during that period, yet remained unsatisfied.

He warned that persisting with the impeachment would provoke a strong reaction from the people of Rivers State, insisting that the process would not succeed.

The elder statesman further accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of engaging in premature political activities under the guise of appreciation visits, describing such actions as disrespectful to the President and Rivers people.

Challenging claims of a breached agreement, Sara-Igbe called on those making the allegation to make such an agreement public if it truly existed and was in the interest of the state.

He maintained that Fubara’s second-term ambition remained intact, insisting that Rivers people stood firmly behind the governor.

Warning of wider political consequences, Sara-Igbe said the impeachment effort would eventually collapse, particularly if any investigative panel cleared the governor.

He concluded by cautioning that continuing with the impeachment plot could escalate tensions across the state, the Niger Delta region and the country, stressing that the move would ultimately fail and mark the end of the matter.