Rivers Crisis: ‘I Hope The President Will Have The Boldness To Sack Wike’ – Iroegbu

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party and the ObiDient movement, Dickson Iroegbu, has blamed the renewed impeachment moves against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on what he described as the All Progressives Congress’s empowerment of political overreach, warning that the development poses a threat to democratic stability.

Speaking in an interview on Arise News on Friday, Iroegbu said the sudden recall of the Rivers State House of Assembly from recess to commence impeachment proceedings was deliberate and premeditated.

“Of course, Charles, the sudden coming back of the State Assembly from their recess, the only mission they had was clear: to come for that impeachment notice,” he said.

Iroegbu argued that the language and posture of the Assembly leadership reflected the influence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, suggesting that the lawmakers were acting on external instructions.

“Even the language of the Speaker, you could hear him re-echoing the language of the FCT Minister, that Sim Fubara is a mistake. He kept saying that. So you could clearly see that it was a Nyesom Wike action, acted by those who are his stooges,” he alleged.

Despite his criticism of the impeachment process, the PDP chieftain said he felt no sympathy for either side in the political standoff.

“The truth is that I have no tears for both camps. I have no tears for Sim Fubara. I have no pity either for Nyesom Wike, who is now biting more than he can chew,” he said.

He extended blame to political actors who, in his view, facilitated Wike’s rise to national prominence.

Iroegbu said, “I also have no pity for the people who created the monster that we now know today as Nyesom Wike, because the truth of the matter is that the APC, through the enabling of the President, gave him the platform which he has now used to almost scuttle democracy in our country.”

APC Accused Of Using Wike To Weaken PDP

Iroegbu accused the ruling party of deliberately positioning Wike to destabilise the opposition.

“They positioned him to wreck, to destroy, to undermine, to possibly annihilate the Peoples Democratic Party. And having almost succeeded with that, he now thinks himself bigger than possibly even the President,” he said.

He argued that Wike’s rhetoric suggested a belief that he wielded unchecked authority in Rivers State.

He further stated, “If you listened to some of the platforms the Minister appeared on, some of the meetings he had with supporters in Rivers, you would hear him say nobody, he didn’t exempt anybody, nobody can decide what happens in Rivers.”

According to Iroegbu, the ongoing confrontation between Wike and Fubara could expose deeper contradictions within the ruling party.

“What they have created is now about to eat all of them up,” he said.

He urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action.

Iroegbu said, “I hope the President will have the boldness to sack Nyesom Wike and make him realise that there is only one President and Commander-in-Chief.”

Iroegbu further claimed that the FCT minister had outlived his usefulness to the ruling party.

He stated, “The President has thrown Nyesom Wike under the bus. He has served whatever purpose it is. Unfortunately for him, he didn’t succeed.”

On the broader political implications, the PDP chieftain said the crisis could work in favour of the opposition.

“For us in the PDP, this roforofo fight that is going on, we pray it continues so that we can have the space to engage further and help salvage our country,” he said.

He expressed confidence that the outcome would strengthen the opposition’s position in Rivers State.

He added, “Yes, of course, it will favour the opposition party, particularly the PDP, by the time all of this is settled.”