Nigeria’s Opposition lawmakers coalition has raised an alarm over alleged fresh plot by Pro -Wike group to destabilise Rivers State, the People’s Democratic Party,PDP, undermine the local government election and frustrate passage of the 2025 budget as directed by the Supreme Court.
The federal lawmakers also alerted Nigerians of move by the Rivers state House of Assembly members who are supporting the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike to avoid receiving the 2025 budget as directed by Supreme Court, criminally amend LGA laws to stop LGA election, saying that their action will not stop governance.
The opposition lawmakers made this known in a live broadcast in reaction to the development in Rivers State and PDP.
The Federal lawmakers through their spokesperson and Ideato Rep, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere further disclosed plot to destabilize Rivers LGA election with illegal amendment of law, court orders, saying that regardless of their plan, the election will hold as planned.
According to them, the Pro-Wile lawmakers plan amendment of the LGA law to frustrate the conduct of election, to allow former local government chairmen whose tenure has gone into oblivion to come back.
The coalition assured Rivers people that the election will hold as set by the electoral bodies, noting that no illegal amendment will stop the conduct of the elections.
They further alleged of plot to stop the main opposition PDP from holding convention, and thereby entering merger to produce presidential candidate.
While commending Governor Siminalayi Fubara for adhering to Supreme Court Judgement despite provocation and betrayal of peace accord by Wike, the Federal lawmakers thanked Nigerians who have stood in defence of democracy, urging them to be courageous on all issues for the advancement of democracy.
The coalition said, “It’s time for people to continue to stand firm. We are almost close to the end and that’s why you see more frustrations, more ranting, because the people are arising. We are happy to see that NWC members are rising, our governors are rising to end this madness of political children who have been spoilt without resistance. Let me at the junction commend one of the members of opposition family, the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Despite the fact that the whole world knows, that the pro- Wike lawmakers lost their seats at the time they decamped, everyone saw it, but the Supreme Court in their judgement said Gov Fubara should recognize these lawmakers that decamped from the party they were elected. Not everybody will have that courage or spirit of peace like Fubara, he surprised most of us, as a democrat he accepted that judgement whole heartedly and started implementing immediately.
“The interest of Nyesom Wike is not about peace or progress, it’s about control, as long as he’s not the one controlling the state so nothing should be done. So all these litigations about local government or assembly members are all decoys to help him achieve his agenda which is crisis. Election has been fixed for August 9th, while the indigenes are preparing for elections that the Supreme Court ordered to be reconducted, the Wike group is running around looking for injunction to stop the conduct of the election. Like they did before running around to amend the local government law to frustrate the election. He’s now running around again to say that those former chairmen whose tenure has expired that they should come back. Just look at this madness!!! He wants to control the structure of governance.
“The election will hold, but it’s important that I alert you, that they are running again to court, looking for injunction to stop a legitimate election that the Supreme Court ordered. They are running around in their hide out to amend the local government law in the middle of the election to get former local government chairmen who left years back to come back. We commend Governor Fubara for complying with the court judgement about budget presentation. He reached out to House of Assembly members to come for a meeting, something that Wike will not do. He called them to a meeting for solutions to move forward but they boycotted the meeting and refused to come. Who are they?! The state will not burn and we won’t allow them destabilize that state that belongs to our party.
“The Governor again wrote a letter to you for presentation of Rivers State 2025 budget, it was delivered to them, he called the Speaker on the phone several times but he didn’t pick. That’s to tell you people whose mind is dark, all they want is anarchy, they want Rivers people to suffer. Wike has been the aggressor from day one. We salute Governor Fubara for his humility to the extent of ensuring that despite the provocation he has continued to run the wheel of governance in the last four days.”