Fubara Blasts Rivers Lawmakers, Says Your Existence Is Not Known To Law!

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State launched a scathing critique against members of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday, asserting that they lack existence in his eyes.

Fubara stated that the Peace Accord he previously signed with his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was purely political. Consequently, he asserted his authority to derecognize them as lawmakers.

His remarks came during an address to a delegation of political and traditional leaders from Bayelsa State, who visited him at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

The delegation sought to address the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State and foster an improved relationship between the two states.

Fubara said the lawmakers are existing based on his recognition predicated on the Peace Accord initiated by Tinubu.

He said: “Those group of men who claim that are Assembly members are not Assembly members, they are not existing. I want it to be on record. I accepted that Peace Accord to give them a floating.

“That is the truth. There was nothing in that Peace Accord that’s a constitutional issue; it’s a political solution to a problem.

“And I accepted it because these were people that were eating in my house, these were people I have helped pay their children’s school fees when I wasn’t even a governor. So, what is the thing there?

“We might have our division but I believe that one day, we could also come together but it has gotten to a time when I have to make a statement that they are not existing.

“Their existence is me allowing them to exist. If I de-recognise them, they are nowhere. I want you to see the sacrifice I have made in allowing peace to reign in our state.”

Since assuming office as governor, Fubara and Wike have been embroiled in a bitter feud, resulting in defections of some lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

 In a bid to restore peace, Tinubu intervened and mandated both factions to sign a peace deal. Part of this agreement involved recognizing the aggrieved state lawmakers who remained loyal to Wike.

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