The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara of blackmailing President Bola Tinubu, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, and the Judiciary.
This statement comes in light of a recent court judgment that halted the allocation of funds to the state.
The APC emphasized that emotional appeals and sentiments cannot override the established facts and legal principles at play in this situation.
Chairman of the party in Rivers State, Sir Tony Okocha who spoke at a news conference Friday in Abuja, said Fubara’s attempt at blackmail will not save his sinking political career.
Okocha also described Fubara as ‘Nyesom Wike’s investment”, adding that Wike practically lifted governor from political obscurity.
He said; “Wike brought Fubara to where he is today. He lifted him from obscurity to political crescendo. Nobody is suffocating anybody. The fight in Rivers state is between Sim Fubara and Sim Fubara”.
According to him, the political crisis in Rivers would have since ended if Governor Fubara had obeyed President Tinubu’s intervention.
When asked for the way out, the APC caretaker chairman said the governor must obey the law of the land, including the law regarding budget of a state.
“Sections 120, 121, 122 speak to this issue regarding budget clearly.
“As a political party, the All Progressives Congress, we stand with and by the judgment of the court because it is what will hold sway in the civil society, it is the court, not one man morality.
“We are also using this opportunity to speak against attempts to disparage innocent persons namely; Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister. In all the cases in court, there are about 32 cases he is not a party to any. Why bring in the President?“, he queried.
