Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reacted to the ultimatum issued by a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, calling for his resignation or impeachment.
A faction of the APC, led by Chief Tony Okocha and loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike, had accused Fubara of failing to implement the eight-point resolution meant to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the state.
Okocha, speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday, claimed that the governor had disrespected President Bola Tinubu and had no control over the state’s affairs.
He insisted that Fubara should either step down voluntarily or face impeachment.
According to Okocha, the Supreme Court’s ruling on the political crisis in Rivers State was final, leaving the governor with no other option.
He warned that Fubara’s continued leadership could destabilize the state, likening the situation to a ticking time bomb.
In response, Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, dismissed Okocha’s statements, describing him as an “impostor” who no longer holds any official position in the state’s APC leadership.
Johnson noted that a Rivers State High Court had already ruled against Okocha’s claim to the APC chairmanship, making his remarks baseless.
The commissioner argued that Fubara had shown a willingness to resolve the crisis through dialogue with lawmakers and that impeachment was not under consideration.
He described Okocha’s threats as an attempt to remain relevant in the state’s politics and questioned his consistency, pointing out that he had previously made similar calls for impeachment only to later retract them.
Johnson reaffirmed that the Rivers State government remains committed to working with the House of Assembly members and dismissed any speculation about impeachment.
He said:
“I’ve decided not to be reckoning with what Chief Okocha says because he’s not a consistent person. He doesn’t have any moral grounds to make that call (impeachment) because as far as the law is concerned, he’s an impostor.
“A Rivers State High Court has long removed him from office. So, I think that he’s dangerously looking for relevance and I don’t think that he deserves it from this government.
“This is not the first time, at some point he said he was going to ask members of his party who were in the House to invoke an impeachment proceeding. Not too long, he recanted
“So he’s not a man of his word. Nobody is talking about impeachment.
“An impeachment is not even on the table. The government is open to discussing with the Assembly members.”
