{"id":358154,"date":"2025-03-12T14:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=358154"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:35:12","slug":"wike-slams-fubara-over-letter-to-rivers-assembly-calls-it-useless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/wike-slams-fubara-over-letter-to-rivers-assembly-calls-it-useless\/","title":{"rendered":"Wike slams Fubara over letter to Rivers assembly, calls it useless"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Fubara invited Amaewhule-led lawmakers for a meeting, aiming to resolve the legislative crisis affecting Rivers state since 2023.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Wike criticised Fubara\u2019s letter, arguing he should have directly contacted Amaewhule and dismissed the letter as \u201cuseless.\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that Rivers governor Siminalayi Fubara was denied entry into the assembly quarters for failing to follow due process.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor of the oil-producing south-south state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/Ga2Ugofh1GM?si=IecbCoKZaXE5mg5t\"><strong>made this remark<\/strong><\/a> on Wednesday while addressing journalists during a media interaction in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Fubara was blocked from gaining access to the Rivers house of assembly quarters in Port Harcourt, where he intended to present the 2025 budget.<\/p>\n<p>Upon reaching the entrance of the premises with his team, Fubara found that the gates had been shut, preventing him from going inside.<\/p>\n<p>The assembly quarters currently serve as the legislative chamber for the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers assembly, a group that remains loyal to Wike.<\/p>\n<p>A fierce power struggle between Fubara and Wike over the state\u2019s political leadership has resulted in heightened tensions within Rivers state.<\/p>\n<p>This ongoing dispute has caused a division within the Rivers house of assembly, with both factions functioning separately.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, Fubara submitted the 2025 budget proposal, worth N1.1 trillion, to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led house of assembly, which supports him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE SUPREME COURT VERDICT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On February 28, the supreme court upheld a lower court ruling that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the accountant-general from disbursing Rivers\u2019 statutory allocations.<\/p>\n<p>The highest court in the country ruled that Rivers\u2019 financial entitlements should be withheld until Fubara presents the state\u2019s budget to the Amaewhule-led lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the supreme court annulled the local government election held in Rivers on October 5, 2024, and Fubara assured that he would comply with the judgment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FUBARA INVITES PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Fubara sent a letter inviting members of the Martin Amaewhule-led assembly faction to a scheduled meeting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>His invitation was perceived as an attempt to address the legislative crisis that has been affecting the Rivers assembly since 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>USELESS INVITATION LETTER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, the FCT minister criticised Fubara for choosing to write a letter, arguing that he should have reached out to Amaewhule and his team directly.<\/p>\n<p>Wike dismissed the letter, which requested a meeting with the lawmakers regarding the supreme court\u2019s verdict on the state\u2019s political situation, as \u201cuseless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have had a frosty relationship with an arm of government. If you are a good politician, will you go and write a letter?,&#8221; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is it by writing a letter signed by the SSG? What an insult! Is it how it is done? If you are a politician you know what to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to play to the gallery which is rubbish. All these letters are useless, you are not sincere, you are playing to the gallery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you write a letter to the Assembly, won&#8217;t you wait for a response? That&#8217;s what I\u2019m telling you. Sincerely. As soon as you play to the gallery, he has carried television people along.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now they&#8217;ll say, Oh, he went to the Assembly. He knows it&#8217;s wrong. Can the President now stand up and run to the Assembly? Who does that?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He (Fubara) brought Assembly complex down. The Assembly now sits in their residence. If they&#8217;re coming, they have children.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ll say, the Governor is coming today; They have a lot of security, so they have to prepare themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He cannot just go and open the gate and come to present the budget. Nonsense. Rubbish.<br \/>\nRubbish! Who is playing to the gallery? Nobody will hear that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Fubara stated that he had gone to the assembly quarters in obedience to the supreme court ruling concerning Rivers\u2019 ongoing political crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am here this morning with a few members of the state executive council to comply with the supreme court judgment,\u201d the governor told journalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore my arrival, I had made several attempts by phone calls to reach the speaker (Martin Amaewhule) and other members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also wrote a letter personally, which was transmitted to the honourable speaker for this particular invitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that by the gate, you can see that the place is completely sealed and there is no sign that anything is going to happen today. The reason why we are doing this is the interest of our people \u2014 which is the most important thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing to worry about. Maybe they are working on their letter. 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