The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been urged by former Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication Austin Tam-George to stop Governor Siminalayi Fubara from being humiliated.
Tam-George made the statement on Thursday in response to the Rivers Assembly’s initiative to remove the governor from office.
He claimed that Fubara’s chances of winning a second term were intended to be destroyed by the impeachment.
However, noting the governor’s performance record and the absence of specific accusations against him, Tam-George said that it would be challenging to remove Fubara from office.
He claims that Governor Fubara has persisted in putting the needs of the populace at the center of his administration, as evidenced by his noticeable initiatives in housing, education, healthcare, and rural development.
He stated that opponents have found it challenging to defend actions to remove the governor from office as a result.
“Well, I think he needs to do exactly what he’s been doing from the beginning, which is to put the people at the center of his administration and prioritize their needs so that the people can see the direct impact of government action in their lives,” he stated.
And that’s precisely what he’s doing with regard to rural development, the restructuring of the housing sector, and the education and health sectors, as I indicated earlier.
“There is no way they will be able to defend this kind of shenanigans if he keeps putting the needs of the people at the heart of his government.
“Because the so-called articles of impeachment lack specifics regarding any infraction committed by the governor or his deputy, if you examine them closely.
“What they are attempting to do is to ensure that the administration is overthrown in order to prevent the governor from eventually running for a second term.
“Let me be clear, only two days ago, Nyesom Wike was at one of the local governments. He had a revelation and said, ‘Look, if Governor Fubara were to get a second term in office, it would be like his own political cemetery.
“So, all of these things that we are witnessing, including the alleged impeachment proceedings they’ve started, are really an attempt to thwart the governor’s chances of winning a second term, and I don’t see how they will be successful.”
“As I mentioned before, the so-called articles of impeachment are vague about the type of offense they claim the governor has committed. They’ll see how the process goes because he hasn’t done anything wrong.
“In my opinion, and if I were to give the governor advice, he should simply keep the people at the center of his administration, attend to their needs, and operate in a transparent manner as he has always done. Once the truth is revealed, he will be able to defend the administration.”
“I believe that the ruling APC ought to intervene as well, as they cannot permit the governor of the office, who has arguably one of the best performance records in the nation, to be degraded by some of these assembly members.”
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