Respected Niger Delta Stakeholder and President General of Orashi National Congress, who doubles as the National President of Southern Youth Foundation of Nigeria, Amb Comrade Emeni Ibe, has sought the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over sinister plots to remove the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, from office.
Snr Comrade Ibe also condemned in the strongest terms the recent bizarre ruling by a Federal High Court ordering the seizure of the monthly allocations accruals to Rivers State.
In a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday 1st November, 2024, the ONC PG described the obnoxious Court decision as one of the scripts written by the enemies of the state in their bid to either force Fubara to join the APC or be removed from office.
“This is why the tension has remained high despite the gross violation of the Constitution by the courts and Police in Rivers State all these while.”
“The enemies of the state are angry that Governor Fubara disrespected Mr. President by allegedly refusing to join the APC because the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has convinced him that he cannot win presidential election in Rivers State in 2027 with Fubara in charge,” Comrade Ibe said.
According to the Orashi-born activist, Barr. Wike is the proxy fighting Fubara on behalf of the President.
“Already all security agencies and federal government institutions are against Fubara because they have been directed to ensure that Fubara succumbs to the President’s wishes or be removed.”
“This is the only reason Justice Joyce Abdulmalik can make an unconstitutional order concerning statutory allocations to Rivers State without fear of consequences but the consequences will be dire,” he said.
Comrade Ibe however, seeks Mr. President’s intervention or to steer clear from Rivers State as any attempt to touch the funds legally accruing to the state or to force Fubara out of office will be resisted by the people of the State and the entire Niger Delta region.
“There will definitely be consequences for any illegal action aimed at destabilising Rivers State or intimidating, persecuting or removing Fubara from office. Rivers’ people and the Niger Delta will resist it to the extent that the entire country will feel the impact as the President will not be able to quell the unimaginable uprising that will result from the action,” he said.
He urged Governor Fubara to remain steadfast in standing with the people and defending the sovereignty of Rivers State saying the people are solidly behind him.
He equally called on leaders of the international community to wade into the crisis by prevailing on the President to stop any plot to remove Governor Fubara or compel him to join the APC, saying that the operations of International Oil Companies (IOCs) in the Niger Delta region would be affected should crisis engulf the region.
“A stitch in time saves nine. Let the international community step in now before the crisis spills over. The IOCs definitely need peace to carry out their operations in the region,” he said.
Besides, Amb Comrade Emeni described the ruling by a Federal High Court in Abuja as a severe affront on democracy and the rule of law in Nigeria and urged the people to resist it.
He called on Nigerians to appeal to President Bola Tinubu before any harm befalls the state again and the people of Rivers State just like the failed attempt a year ago and Mr. President should intervene before it is too late.