Rivers state Governor, Sim Fubara, has declared that intimidation has a time frame for its expiration.
Fubara made the declaration
amidst his continued face-off with the Minister of the Federal Capital
Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.
Recall that since October 30,
2023, Rivers State has been embroiled in a political crisis.
The crisis deeply divided the
House of Assembly, with 27 lawmakers aligning with Wike while four others
pledged allegiance with Fubara.
The crisis also became public
knowledge following an explosion that shook the hallowed chamber of the State
Assembly complex on the night of October 29, 2023.
Following the fire incident,
the state lawmakers initiated an impeachment process against Fubara and
suspended four lawmakers.
In an attempt to quell the
crisis, President Bola Tinubu intervened in December 2023, leading to the
formulation of an eight-point resolution signed by Fubara and Wike.
However, this peace pact had
failed to quell the unrest in the state.
Last week, the crisis took a
new turn as the All Progressive Congress (APC) leadership in the state urged
the 27 lawmakers loyal to Wike to begin an impeachment process against Fubara.
Over the weekend, Wike and
Fubara threw jabs at each other in the renewed cold war.
Speaking at the state’s
Government House in Port Harcourt, Fubara said people should be less worried
about him, stressing that intimidation has a time it expires.
He said, “Intimidation has a
time, and when it expires, it’s over. Even in the bible, Pharaoh intimidated
the children of Israel, but it got to a time; the intimidation did not work
again.
“Every bad thing that has a
beginning has an end. Don’t worry about me – we have kept that behind; we are
looking at the future.”
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