Impeachment Threat: Fubara’s Move to APC Could Shake Wike’s Hold on Rivers — Ex-Commissioner

According to Austin Tam-George, a former Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) changed the state’s political landscape and reduced the power of the group that supported Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike.

The previous three weeks have seen a shift in the state’s political calculations, according to Tam-George, who also noted that Wike and his friends were uneasy about the development.

Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time, the former commissioner explained that this was the reason Wike visited a number of the state’s local government districts in recent weeks.

He claimed that the governor’s defection reduced the Wike camp’s power over the Rivers State Government and forced them to look for fresh approaches to regaining control.

However, he cautioned that the state and its citizens will eventually suffer from the protracted political unrest and instability brought on by the contest.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s switch to the APC in the past 21 days has altered Rivers State’s political landscape, according to Tam-George.

“You know, over the last two weeks or so, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has been moving from local government area to local government area, threatening the Rivers State government, and at one point insulting the APC leadership structures.”

He went so far as to accuse the Tinubu administration and a few high-ranking officials of traveling to Rivers State to literally accept bribes or cash from the state government.

“So, what I believe is happening is that the governor’s defection has clearly put the Wike camp’s initial influence over the governor in jeopardy, and they are looking for a method to demonstrate what they perceive to be a threat to their leverage.

“However, the state ultimately suffers from this type of instability, which is regrettable.”