A member of the Peoples Democratic Party and the ObiDient movement, Dickson Iroegbu<\/strong>, has blamed the renewed impeachment moves against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara<\/strong>, on what he described as the All Progressives Congress\u2019s empowerment of political overreach, warning that the development poses a threat to democratic stability.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cOf 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,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cEven 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,\u201d<\/em> he alleged.<\/p>\n Despite his criticism of the impeachment process, the PDP chieftain said he felt no sympathy for either side in the political standoff.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 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,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n He extended blame to political actors who, in his view, facilitated Wike\u2019s rise to national prominence.<\/p>\n Iroegbu said, \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Iroegbu accused the ruling party of deliberately positioning Wike to destabilise the opposition.<\/p>\n \u201cThey 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,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n He argued that Wike\u2019s rhetoric suggested a belief that he wielded unchecked authority in Rivers State.<\/p>\n He further stated, \u201cIf 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\u2019t exempt anybody, nobody can decide what happens in Rivers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n According to Iroegbu, the ongoing confrontation between Wike and Fubara could expose deeper contradictions within the ruling party.<\/p>\nAPC Accused Of Using Wike To Weaken PDP<\/h2>\n