By Joy Odor
Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara has been described as the architect of the political crisis rocking the state recently who have left governance to chase shadows.
Tony Okocha, the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter who made this known on Thursday in Abuja sequel to the demolition of the State Assembly Chambers by the Governor, Informed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike is Nigeria’s Dean of Politics.
According to him, the infrastructural developments in Rivers State has begun atrophied and rotting away including projects that the former governor has completed up to 100% and he left it for Fubara to come and commission.
Okocha stated that he is unable to do anything but just after chasing the mouse even when his house is burning, saying there is a complete lack of government and governance in Rivers State and APC being a party now in opposition will not allow it.
Recall that few days ago, 27 lawmakers under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), believed to be loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike defected to the APC.
“I have wooed (Wike) personally, we have told him publicly to come over to Macedonia and help us. He is a political juggernaut and the Dean of Politics in Nigeria currently, not just in Rivers but in Nigeria at large.
He is a force and that is why we won the presidential election after losing the three senatorial seats and all the State House of Assembly members.”
”You cannot place something on nothing and you expect it to stand. An illegality is an illegality. Let me also let you know that what makes an assembly is not the structure, but the human beings in that assembly.
“I read a philosopher called Frantz Fanon, he said the gift you give to an intransigent government is civil disobedience. He also said that it is unthinkable to be obedient where there is no law.
“The House of Assembly can be moved to anywhere. It is not necessarily down to a building. Provided the mace is present there, members can sit anywhere. As of this morning, the 27 lawmakers met and even signed some resolutions.
“Even when the building was burnt, the governor never bothered to set up a panel or committee to investigate. Apparently, we know he was the mastermind.
“Yesterday (Wednesday), the government brought it down to prove fait accompli to the members who defected. But we as a party have said we will fight illegalities and not allow anybody to hound any lawmaker.
”It is not like we have a breakdown of law and order but this is an internal wrangling in PDP. That they are moving and being allowed to be taken to the centre stage.
I had warned the governor or rather advised him. I told him you are opening your flanks to fifth columnists and they will feast and today, he has left governance completely and began to chase shadows.
Those infrastructural developments that Rivers State is noted for has begun atrophied. They are rotting away including projects that the former governor has completed up to 100% and he left it for him to come and commission.
He is unable to do anything and he is just after and chasing the mouse even when his house is burning. So there is a complete lack of government and governance in Rivers State and APC being a party now in opposition will not allow it”, he stated.
