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Former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has stated that impeaching his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, won’t lead to a breakdown of law and order in the state.
Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), made this statement at a media parley in Abuja on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
According to Wike, there would be nothing wrong if the state lawmakers decided to impeach Fubara for alleged impeachable offences, which, according to him, include withholding their salaries for months.
Wike emphasized that impeachment is a constitutional provision and not a criminal offense.
“If you have committed an infraction of the constitution and the Assembly deems it fit to say, you should be impeached.
“I have heard people say: ‘Oh, if they impeach him, there will be a breakdown of law and order’. Rubbish! Nothing will happen.”
The ex-governor argued that the Amaewhule-led House could have gone on a six-month recess after the Supreme Court judgment if the Assembly had not been disposed to peace.
Wike also rubbished Fubara’s letter to the lawmakers, saying he should have done better.
Recalling that on Friday, February 28, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed Fubara’s cross-appeal challenging the validity of the House of Assembly presided over by Amaewhule as the Speaker.
In the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye, the apex court ordered Amaewhule to resume sitting immediately with other elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The court also barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of the Federation, and other agencies from releasing funds to the Government of Rivers State until its House of Assembly set up aligns with the dictate of the Nigerian Constitution.
The Supreme Court further ruled that the local government election conducted in the state in October 2024 was invalid.
Fubara further stated that he would fully implement the apex court’s judgements and directed the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to devise modalities for a fresh election.
The electoral commission scheduled August 9, 2025, to conduct a new local government poll in the state.
The Assembly later issued an arrest warrant for RSIEC Chief Justice Adolphus Enebeli (RTD) for failing to appear before the House.
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tammy Danagogo, in a letter dated March 7, 2025, requested a meeting with the lawmakers for March 10, 2025, to discuss the re-presentation of the 2025 budget and a peace talk, but the Assembly instructed the governor to channel his invitation properly.
