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"Don't dare me" - Fubara sends warning to pro-Wike Rivers lawmakers

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Apr 04, 2024

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Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sent a serious warning to Rivers Assembly lawmakers loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, over the recent impeachment threat.

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All Facts Newspaper reports that some pro-Wike lawmakers had threatened to impeach Fubara over his alleged failure to implement the presidential peace pact.

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Fubara noted that he had been inundated with comments in the media about the implementation of the peace initiative but chosen to be silent out of maturity and wisdom.

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Fubara said he only decided to immediately begin the implementation of the agreement solely because of his respect for President Tinubu.

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"Mr. President invited all the parties to Abuja and came out with a resolution that we should go and implement. That resolution, I am implementing it. It is not a constitutional implementation. It is a political solution to a problem.

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"And I am doing it because of the respect I have for Mr President. But, let me say it here, if that action that I have accepted to take would be seen as a weakness, I will surprise them. I want this message to go to them."

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He said: "Some days ago, somebody said we are busy renting crowd for thanksgiving. But what I have seen here today, it's not different from what is happening at those thanksgiving rallies. People are just appreciating God and good governance.

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"For our people, the great and wonderful people of Rivers State, we will continue to lead you with the fear of God.

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"Maturity is not about age, maturity is in the person. It is what defines the character of a person. I choose not to respond to people that I assumed are matured, but are obviously immature in attitude.

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Fubara said that he was mindful of the legacy he would bequeath after his tenure.

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"It should also be about the lives that have been touched genuinely; about the policies implemented without any inducement to better the lives of the people and the society," he said.

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— Thompson Nsisongabasi

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