President Tinubu has directed all impeachment proceedings initiated against Governor Fubara by the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule to be dropped with immediate effect.
This follows the meeting with the governor and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), today in Aso Rock.
Former governor Peter Odili was among the attendees at the closed-door meeting.
The president has also directed the governor to recognise Martin Amaewhule as Speaker of the state assembly and the other 26 members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as members of the assembly.
Tinubu reportedly instructed that their salaries be paid immediately.
The disagreement between Governor Fubara and Wike has led to factions in the state House of Assembly. This led to the defection of 27 lawmakers, allegedly loyal to Wike, to the opposition APC party. In a counter-move, lawmakers loyal to Fubara declared the seats of the defectors vacant.
The following are the resolutions agreed:
1. ALL matters instituted in the courts by the Governor of RiversState, Sir Fubara, and his team, in respect of the political crisis in Rivers State, shall be withdrawn IMMEDIATELY
2. ALL impeachment proceedings initiated against the Governor of Rivers State by the Rivers State House of Assembly should be dropped immediately
3. The leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly as led by the Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule shall be recognized alongside the 27 members who resigned from the PDP
4. The remunerations and benefits of ALL members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and their staff must be reinstated immediately and the Governor of Rivers State shall henceforth not interfere with the full funding of the Rivers State House of Assembly
5. The Rivers State House of Assembly shall choose where they want to sit and conduct their legislative business without interference and/or hindrance from the Executive arm of government
6. The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Fubara, shall re-present the state budget to a properly constituted Rivers State House of Assembly
7. The names of ALL commissioners in the Rivers State Executive Council who resigned their appointments because of the political crisis in the state should be resubmitted to the House of Assembly for approval
8. There should NOT be a caretaker committee for the local governments in Rivers State. The dissolution of the Local Government administration is null and void and shall not be recognized.
Presidency is now the court of law and at the same time National Assembly that ought to intervene in this Crucis period. Shameful conduct. WHERE’S OPPOSITION PART IN ALL THIS?
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Wike still in charge at River State
27 against 4 in one house? Hmmm I wonder how it will end. The script is well written and the players are seriously on the job. What else can river state government do now that it’s wings are clipped? Nothing!!! “Observers are watching”
Mr President is bias in his judgement. He should have added that the 27 members who decamped to APC due to political tension should immediately fall back to their respective parties. Useless leaders.
This intervention is politically Game, and prerequisite of tunibu mandates to turn the Rivers state to become APC ,
The cracked wall always allow lizards to get in.