President Bola Tinubu has reportedly waded into the renewed feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Mr Tinubu has summoned the political actors for a meeting to be held outside the country, The Punch reported on Saturday.
This is coming a day after the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Mr Wike commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara and his deputy over alleged gross misconduct.
The newspaper quoted presidential sources as saying that, “The President must see the danger in what Wike is doing, though I am aware that he has summoned him to a meeting in Dubai. You know the President is currently out of the country. Barring any last-minute change, they are expected to meet abroad. Wike cannot impeach Fubara; the President will call him to order.”
The source said, “What is happening is outright disrespect to the President by Wike, and it is against national interest. One of the reasons a state of emergency was declared in Rivers in March last year was the fear of a breakdown of law and order and the attendant consequences for oil production.
“If you say you want to sack the first Ijaw man to be governor, are you not sending the Ijaw people back to the creeks? That will have attendant effects on the economy, and the President will not allow that to happen.”
The source said Wike’s new fight against Fubara was an affront to the President, warning that if care was not taken, the move could push Ijaw youths back to the creeks.
This is the third impeachment attempt against Governor Fubara in less than three years.
