BREAKING: Wike Hosts PDP Governors Over Impeachment Plot in Rivers
- Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, is set to host the governors elected on the platform of the PDP over the political unrest in Rivers State
- CID Maduabum, the director general of the PDP Governors' Forum, disclosed the meeting would focus on reconciliation and mediation
- Governor Siminalayi Fubara was earlier served an impeachment notice by the state House of Assembly, a development that has led to political unrest in the state
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FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers State, would play host to governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to The Nation, the meeting between the minister and the PDP governors would take place on Wednesday, November 1, at the Abuja office of Wike by 11 a.m.
Source: Twitter
Why PDP governors meet at Wike's office
The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the director general of the PDP Governors' Forum, CID Maduabum.
Maduabum said that the meeting was to find a lasting solution to the growing crisis between the Wike and his successor in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Maduabum also stated that the PDP governors reached the decision to visit the minister in his office following their meeting in Abuja on Tuesday night, October 31.
The governors of the PDP on Tuesday night arrived at the Oyo State Governor's lodge in Abuja over the plot to impeach Governor Fubara in Rivers State by the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The leading opposition had called for an emergency meeting of all members and stakeholders regarding the political crisis in Rivers.
PDP governors meet at Oyo State governor's lodge in Abuja
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state, the forum chairman, led the PDP governors into the Oyo state house in Abuja on Tuesday.
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed; Plateau State Governor Caleb Muftwang; Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal; and Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.
Others in attendance are Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, PDP National Working Committee led by acting Chairman Iliya Damagum, Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara, and Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori are also present for the meeting in Abuja.
Rivers Impeachment: Wike accused of demanding 25% state allocation
Legit.ng earlier reported that Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, has been accused of demanding 25 per cent of the state allocation from his successor in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Chetam Thierry Nwala, a lawyer and activist, made the allegation in an interview while accusing the former governor of bein the brain behind the political unrest in Rivers State.
Nwala also alleged that Wike demanded N2bn from the N5bn palliative sent to the state to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.
Source: Legit.ng
