Reacting strongly to the impeachment process of Governor Fubara, Niger Delta rights activist, and political player in Rivers State, Annkio Briggs has stated that the state can function without Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
During an interview on “Politics Today,” a Channels Television program Briggs made this claim on Thursday.
Briggs discussed the political unrest in the state following the State Assembly’s impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.
“What is it? He keeps talking about an agreement. What’s the agreement? Do you know the agreement that Nyesom Wike is shouting about? Agreement, agreement. Everybody is shouting, agreement, agreement. The lawmakers are shouting.
“His supporters are shouting, no Wike, no Rivers state. You can’t say that. How can you say that without one man (Wike) a state will not exist? Where is that political, and where is it acceptable?
“Well, it may be acceptable anywhere else. But I don’t think such is acceptable by the people of Rivers State. All I do know is that the majority of Rivers people are in support of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
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“His support is organic. And therefore, if Today he finds himself for whatever reasons, he has decided as the governor of River State to move to the APC to survive as a governor. The organic support he has is fully behind him.
“I may not be a member of APC, but I am a daughter of Rivers State, and when it comes to the elections in Rivers State, I know whom I’m going to vote for. It will depend on what the person is offering and the circumstances,” she said.
Additionally, Ann-Kio Briggs stated that the Rivers State House of Assembly have no power to tell the people of the state who to vote for adding that the people of Rivers State want Governor Fubara to remain in office, even beyond 2027 when his current term is expected to end.
She said “What I’m concerned about is that the people of River State have the final say, and not the members of the State House of Assembly.
“Unfortunately, the Assembly members do not have this knowledge that the power is not theirs to exercise, it is the people of Rivers state that own this power to exercise.
“I want to caution and I’m calling on the federal government, and now I’m going to call on the president, and I’m calling on the political party, APC, that they have received the governor of River State, Fubara into their political party of which the River State House of Assembly members are also members.
“The APC, ought to be very careful. It’s going into election next year. It has to be very careful how it is going about winning this election, how it is going about securing the votes of Niger Delta as a whole, and securing the votes of Rivers people”.
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