According to Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a former national publicity secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), the defection of 27 lawmakers who were devoted to Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), strengthens indications that the former governor is moving quickly towards layoffs.
In a statement made public, Eze claimed that the legislators in the state legislature are treated like furniture and that Wike gives them directives and prohibitions regardless of whether the activities they take align with the goals of the people whose mandate they represent.
He claimed that Wike, who had just boasted of having political structures in Rivers State, had shot himself in the foot due to his lack of moral character and had enlisted the 27 lawmakers who he said have embarked on a journey towards losing their seats by Section 109 of the constitution.
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According to Anaedoonline.ng, calls are already being made for the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, to hold an election to fill the positions of the 27 lawmakers who are not in office. Eze stated that when that occurs, none of the lawmakers will be able to return to the Assembly.
“Though temporarily, let me formally welcome the 27 lawmakers to the cancerous political party as remarked by their Principal, Nyesom Wike, who once described APC as suffering from stage four cancer, which indicates that the party is at the stage of total collapse,” he said.
“It is sad and unfortunate that a man who has predicted the collapse of the party is being treated as someone with the magic wand. Those of us who sacrificed our lives and blood to build up APC will not stay aloof and allow Wike and some of his misguided friends to destroy our party no matter the odds.”
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The party chieftain further encouraged the National Assembly to assume the legislative branch’s responsibilities immediately in light of the current state of affairs in the State in order to prevent additional harm to the state’s economy and reputation, particularly because the Governor must propose and approve his budget for 2024.
“This request is crucial and should be considered with swift urgency if the National Assembly has the interest of the State, South South and democracy at heart,” he added.
Eze urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara to acknowledge that it is no longer wise to play a gentleman’s game. He also said that the Governor needs to understand that it is time to formally depose Wike and take the fight to him.
For the benefit of the state as a whole and his administration, the former spokesman of the nPDP advised that Fubara should dissolve the state Exco and the LGA councils at this time.
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He claimed that the dissolution will allow the governor to re-appoint members of the State EXCO who agree with his agenda.
“If he misses this opportunity he should have himself alone to be blamed”, Eze warned.
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