The All Progressives Congress (APC) South-South Group has alleged that Rivers State House of Assembly lawmakers loyal to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, are targeting Governor Siminalayi Fubara with impeachment threats for refusing to approve fictitious projects in the state’s proposed 2026 budget.
The group made the claim on Friday in Port Harcourt, responding to assertions by Rivers lawmakers that Fubara had violated the peace agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu to resolve the long-standing political crisis in the state.
Freedom Amadi, coordinator of the APC South-South Group, told journalists that the impeachment threats are not linked to any breach of the peace accord but are instead a deliberate reprisal against the governor for resisting pressure to inflate the budget with dubious line items.
The APC South-South dismissed claims that Fubara acted in bad faith or undermined the Tinubu-brokered deal, warning that such narratives undermine presidential authority and threaten Nigeria’s democratic stability.
According to the group, the peace agreement was meant to restore calm and ensure governance could proceed without coercion—not to subject the governor to legislative intimidation.
Amadi explained:
“What is happening in Rivers State is not a constitutional dispute but a targeted effort to punish a sitting governor for refusing to compromise public finances for private political interests. Governor Fubara did not violate the President’s peace accord; he simply refused to include fictitious projects in the state budget, and now that decision is being weaponized against him.
“When legislators claim that not even the President can restrain them, it is not independence—they are exhibiting institutional insubordination. President Tinubu intervened as the elected President of Nigeria, not as a partisan actor, and his peace initiative cannot be disregarded.
“The agreement was meant to restore calm and respect constitutional roles, not to hand Rivers State over to political enforcers. Twisting it into a tool for intimidation or impeachment distorts its purpose and intent.”
The APC South-South further stated that the impeachment drive is coordinated with Wike, the former Rivers State governor, and questioned his loyalty, noting his silence despite serving in an APC-led federal administration.
The group warned that using impeachment as a political weapon undermines public trust in democratic institutions and weakens legislative credibility.
Amadi added:
“It is clear that the impeachment threats are driven by Minister Wike’s influence. Lawmakers pushing this agenda are his loyalists, acting to maintain control over Rivers politics through legislative intimidation.
“President Tinubu extended trust and goodwill by appointing a PDP member into his cabinet for national unity. That trust is being violated if a serving minister allows his loyalists to undermine a presidential peace initiative.
“Impeachment is a serious constitutional mechanism, not a tool for political vengeance. What is unfolding in Rivers is retaliation, not accountability, targeting a governor who chose fiscal responsibility over political obedience.”
The pro-APC group called on the Rivers State House of Assembly to halt all impeachment proceedings and urged the National Assembly to intervene against what it described as legislative overreach.
They added:
“Legislative impunity in one state threatens democratic order nationwide. Rivers State does not belong to any individual or faction, and its budget is not a private ledger for political godfathers.”
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