A northern group, the Arewa PDP Transparency Group, is calling for the immediate impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State for relocating the State House of Assembly to the Government House.
The group, in a statement issued on Sunday, said it is illegal and an impeachable offense for the governor to move the parliament from its original position to another place.
The statement, signed by the group’s national coordinator, Haruna Bature, said Governor Fubara has shamelessly advertised his ignorance by moving the House of Assembly to the Government House to conduct its legislative activities.
“There is nowhere in the world where democracy is being practiced like this.” He said.
The statement read in part, “The governor has opened the floodgates of impeachment against himself because all his acts will put River State in a state of lawlessness.
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“While other PDP state governors are progressing in terms of performance profiles, the Rivers state governor is retrogressing with nothing to show except a pass mark in fighting his political godfather.
“This kind of malicious politics is no longer acceptable in Nigerian politics. This act of political rascality is unacceptable; the conduct of the governor shows he is paving the way for his impeachment by abrogating the constitution and violating the rule of law.
“The governor was expending state resources without regard to appropriation or public procurement laws. The governor has unlawfully withheld local government funds and directed all heads and officials of 23 local government areas to ignore the invitation of state House of Assembly members.
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“The governor’s lazy assumption about leadership should be a wake-up call for the state legislature to impeach him without further hesitation. As responsible citizens, we cannot fold our arms and watch Fubara continue castrating and emasculating Rivers State socially, economically, and politically.
“As stakeholders in the PDP, Fubara, along with 4 rubber stamp state house of Assembly are unfit players in the leadership disposition of Rivers State.
“We have decided that for progress to take place and the rescue of Rivers State from this governor, we call for his impeachment because of his shameful and lackluster performance and the fact that, Rivers State needs urgent intervention now.”