A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the feud between the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is about money sharing.
Speaking in an interview on Saturday, Amaechi clearly noted that the emergency rule placed on the oil-rich state by President Bola Tinubu was unconstitutional.
He, however, alleged that President Tinubu had a hand in the Rivers crisis because he wanted to wield power by ousting governors who may not support him in the 2027 general election.
This was as he called on the people of Rivers State to resist the emergency rule imposed by Tinubu and advised them to protest the decision.
He said, “The fight between the current governor of Rivers State and the FCT minister is about sharing money. If not, what is the quarrel? Nigerians don’t dislike corruption again.
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“I’ve not seen anybody on the street querying what the problem is. Can both of them speak to the public and tell us what the problem is about?
“We are now denied democracy. Rivers State is the only state in the country currently not enjoying democracy. They have imposed military rule on us.
“Secondly, the president acted outside the Constitution. Section 188 states how a governor can leave office, either by death, resignation, or impeachment.
“It didn’t say that one day you wake up and a man called the president of Nigeria will throw you out of office, which makes democracy unstable.
“Rumours are everywhere that if any governor is not careful, the president will remove you. So the Rivers issue is about sharing money and 2027 politics.
“If the President said that the pipe that exploded was the reason why he tagged Rivers unstable and insecure by declaring a state of emergency. What about the other parts of the country where there is insecurity?
“Is the President saying that they should impose an emergency rule on him? They can’t because he is a democratically elected President. There are insecurity issues in the North East and North West, even in the South East and South South.
“The fact has no responsibility for the blown pipe in Rivers. Security responsibility rests solely on the President. Why punish a man who did not commit any offence?
