A Rivers-based activist, Jake Epelle, has vowed that nobody will dare impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the Minister of FCT Nyesom Wike, had, during a media parley on Wednesday, said heaven will not fall if Mr Fubara is impeached.
But speaking during an interview on Channels TV on Thursday, Mr Epelle said the people of Rivers are solidly behind Mr Fubara.
While urging Mr Wike to refrain Mr heating up the polity, the activist called on both parties to sheathe their swords in the interest of the state.
“Let them go and try impeachment; they will not succeed,” he said.
“Nobody will impeach Fubara. I say that openly on national television because he hasn’t committed any impeachable offence. Nobody will impeach him; the people are solidly behind him.
“Fubara will not be impeached, let them take it to the bank. The call by the FCT Minister to impeach Fubara, he does not have the constitutional power, he may have the deep-pocket power and connection, but there is a process, and that process will take its course.
“The people are solidly behind Fubara. Whatever happens, we should not be calling for impeachment. The Rivers people are resilient, and we love this country,” Mr Epelle said.
He also called on the two warring factions to give peace a chance, saying that “they need to come to the table of negotiation and discussion.
“It is very undemocratic and injustice for one person to keep dictating the conditions for peace, Fubara and Wike need to be in the same room and look each other in the eyes and settle this.
“This state is bigger than Wike and Fubara, and this ego-tripping and threats must stop, and it is coming from both sides, and it is not something the Rivers people are known for. My heart bleeds, my eyes are full of tears.”
