The Coalition of Opposition lawmakers in Nigeria’s National Assembly has raised concerns over an alleged plot by lawmakers supporting Nyesom Wike to disrupt the upcoming Rivers State local government election.
The lawmakers also alerted Nigerians of move by the Rivers state House of Assembly members who are supporting the minister of FCT, to avoid receiving the 2025 budget as directed by Supreme Court.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja, the leader of the group, Ikenga Ugochinyere, a PDP lawmaker from Imo state, said regardless of these moves, the election will hold as planned adding that their action will not stop governance.
According Ugochinyere, the Pro wike lawmakers are planning the amendment of the LGA law to frustrate the conduct of election, in other to allow former local government chairmen whose tenure have expired, to come back.
He assured Rivers people that the election will hold as set by the electoral bodies, stressing that no illegal amendment will stop the conduct of the elections.
The Lawmakers further alleged of plot to stop the main opposition PDP from holding convention and a merger to produce presidential candidate.
While commending Governor Siminalayi Fubara for adhering to Supreme Court Judgement despite provocation and betrayal of peace accord by Wike, the Federal lawmakers thanked Nigerians who have stood in defence of democracy, urging them to be courageous on all issues for the advancement of democracy.
They said, “It’s time for people to continue to stand firm. We are almost close to the end and that’s why you see more frustrations, more ranting, because the people are arising.
We are happy to see that NWC members are rising, our governors are rising to end this madness of political children who have been spoilt without resistance.”
” At this junction, we commend one of the members of opposition family, the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Despite the fact that the whole world knows, that the pro Wike lawmakers lost their seat at the time they decamped, everyone saw it, but the Supreme Court in their judgement said Governor Fubara should recognize these lawmakers that decamped from the party they were elected.”
” Not everybody will have that courage or spirit of peace like Fubara, he surprised most of us, as a democrat he accepted that judgement whole heartedly and started implementing immediately.”
“The interest of Nyesom Wike is not about peace or progress, it’s about control, as long as he’s not the one controlling the state so nothing should be done. So all these litigations about local government or assembly members are all decoys to help him achieve his agenda which is crisis.”
“We commend Governor Fubara for complying with the court judgement about budget presentation. He reached out to House of Assembly members to come for a meeting, something that Wike will not do. He called them to a meeting for solutions to move forward but they boycotted the meeting and refused to come. Who are they? The state will not burn and we won’t allow them destabilize that state that belongs to our party.
