The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ’s National Working Committee (NWC) has raised concerns over Governor Fubara’s intention to implement the peace agreement brokered by President Tinubu, expressing doubts about its feasibility.
In an interview with The PUNCH, Timothy Osadolor, the Deputy National Youth Leader of the PDP, criticized the proposed implementation of the peace pact, citing constitutional complexities that transcend individual governance.
Osadolor emphasized that issues concerning the vacancy of seats held by defected lawmakers are fundamentally constitutional matters beyond the purview of President Tinubu or any individual’s discretion.
His words: “First and foremost, the governor is an adult, and he was the Rivers State governorship candidate of the PDP in the last election, now the governor of the state. But the issues at stake that President Bola Tinubu bothered himself with are bigger than him. They are also bigger than the governor because they are constitutional issues.
“The question of the seats of the defected lawmakers being vacant is a clear constitutional issue, not at the wishes and discretion of President Tinubu or any other person. It is a clear constitutional matter.
“Also, the PDP constitutionally owns the votes, so I don’t see how Governor Fubara will tell the PDP that because he met with the President in Aso Rock, the PDP should not take charge of its votes. As we speak the PDP is in court, the votes belong to the PDP, not to Fubara or the Villa.
“The one within the governor’s purview is to pay salaries and allowances of the lawmakers to the date their seats become vacant. I am sure the governor knows his limit.”
