Fubara:Sack Wike As Minister Timi Frank Tells Tinubu ;Chaos Erupts In Rivers

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to urgently sack the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for masterminding a plot to impeach the Governor of Rivers State, Siminilaye Fubara.

Frank in a statement in Abuja, condemned the action of the police in tear-gassing and pouring water on Governor Fubara who is supposed to be the Chief Security of the state.

He also called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to urgently remove the Commissioner of Police in Rivers state, over the partisan action of his men against the elected Governor of the State.

He insisted that Wike’s sack had become necessary to stop him from bringing Tinubu’s government into disrepute and destroying the AP

PORT HARCOURT — A political volcano erupted in Rivers State, yesterday, as the upwelling crisis in the state spilt over. Sections of the state House of Assembly were burnt as 24 lawmakers made moves to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who said he escaped an assassination attempt from police gunshots.

Amid the dust, 26 members of the Assembly suspended the Speaker, Martins Amaehwule. and three others; and elected, and inaugurated the leader of the House, Edison Ehie, as the new Speaker.

This came following a crisis that rocked the Assembly, on Monday morning, over moves by some of the lawmakers to impeach Governor Fubara.

The development started from the burning down of the hallowed chambers of the legislative arm of the government, on Sunday night.

There were gunshots and firing of teargas within the House of Assembly Complex as some lawmakers sat to begin an impeachment process on Fubara.