A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Austin Okai, has claimed that the political future of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, amid ongoing impeachment proceedings now rests largely with the judiciary, alleging that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has abandoned him.
Okai made the assertion during an interview with Daily Post, where he also alleged that certain elements within the presidency misled Governor Fubara by failing to intervene in the impeachment process as expected.
According to Okai, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency, the impeachment move is part of a broader effort to prevent Fubara from completing a full term in office.
He argued that the presidency should have stepped in to restrain the Rivers State House of Assembly from pursuing the impeachment plot against the governor.
“Fubara is clearly facing serious challenges, and the APC has betrayed him,” Okai said.
“If the presidency was truly protecting him, as some people made him believe, the impeachment process would have fizzled out by now. Instead, he has been forced to seek protection from a local court, and his hope now rests entirely on the judiciary,” he added.
Okai further claimed that Governor Fubara was politically deceived, alleging that he lacks effective control over members of the state House of Assembly.
“The presidency can mislead someone, and in this case, they have misled him. Imagine a sitting governor who does not even have control over his own House of Assembly members representing the state,” he said.
He suggested that even if Fubara ends up serving only one term, it may still be an acceptable political outcome.
“There is still a way out. If he is not impeached and ends up serving just one term, is that not enough?” Okai asked.
He expressed surprise that the APC had not intervened more decisively, noting that as an APC governor, Fubara should ordinarily be recognised as the party’s leader in the state.
“By now, I expected the APC to have reached a point where it would call the Assembly members to order. But perhaps the party no longer needs him,” he said.
Okai concluded by suggesting that internal political calculations within the APC may be influencing its stance.
“It comes down to choice. What does Fubara bring to the table compared to what Nyesom Wike offers? At this stage, it is about what the APC wants,” he added.
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