Court Finally Takes Action on PDP Chairman Backing Wike, Details Emerge
- The Rivers state high court sacked the PDP chairman in Rivers state, Hon. Chukwuemeka Aaron, on Monday, January 13
- In his judgment, Justice Stephen Jumbo, the court's presiding judge, nullified the ward, local and state government congresses of the PDP
- This came one month after another High Court nullified the APC's election wards, locals, and state government congresses in the state
Hon. Chukwuemeka Aaron, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers, has been sacked by the state high court in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Justice Stephen Jumbo, the court's presiding judge, further nullified the PDP congresses held in the state in July 2024 at the ward, local, and state government levels.
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Rivers: Court nullified APC congresses
This came one month after another High Court nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s election wards, locals, and state government congresses in the state. The APC election produced Chief Tony Okocha as its Rivers chairman.
Leadership reported that the court's judgment followed the battle on the legitimacy of the PDP congresses, in which a faction of the party conducted. The faction was said to be loyalists of Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
On July 20, 2024, Justice Charles Wali of the Rivers State High Court ordered the PDP to restrain from going ahead with the ward, local and state congresses.
When did the Rivers crisis start?
Rivers state was in crisis soon after Governor Siminalayi Fubara resumed office. The governor had been at loggerheads with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who had been instrumental in his emergence.
Wike has alleged that Governor Fubara was tampering with the PDP structure and outsmarted the governor during the party's ward and local and state government congresses.
The FCT minister has not been finding it easy at home since his battle with the governor started. His trouble became compounded when former Governor Peter Odili threw his weight behind Governor Fubara.
Rivers: Odili knocked Wike, praised Fubara
Odili praised the governor on many occasions for stopping Wike from turning the state into his asset, a comment the FCT minister had fired back at. According to Wike, Odili would soon choose a wife for Fubara, adding that he already had many children in the current government.
While Wike faced stiff opposition at home, the presidency and some APC governors have praised him. President Bola Tinubu described him as a performing minister in his maiden media chat.
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has also praised Wike, describing him as his boss and saying he has contributed to the development of his state.
Governor Fubara approved a N100k Christmas bonus
Legit.ng earlier reported that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has approved an N100,000 Christmas bonus for civil servants, public servants and pensioners in the state.
Fubara was said to have moved so the beneficiaries could have a fulfilling Yuletide celebration in their homes.
This gesture will be Governor Fubara's second of its kind, considering he started in 2023.
Proofreading by James, Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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