Fubara Defies Pressure, Refuses to Recognize Pro-Wike Lawmakers

|By Adejumo Adekunle –

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has defiantly refused to recognize the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the state House of Assembly, despite mounting pressure from the Rivers National Assembly Caucus.

The caucus, during a solidarity visit to Amaewhule in Port Harcourt on Monday, demanded that Fubara enforce the Court of Appeal judgment affirming Amaewhule and 26 lawmakers as the legitimate members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

In a strongly worded statement signed by Kingsley Chinda (Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency), Senator Barinada Mpigi (Rivers South-East), and Dumnamene Dekor (Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency), the lawmakers accused the governor of deliberately twisting facts and distorting judicial rulings.

They condemned Fubara’s alleged engagement of Senior Advocates, including Femi Falana, to manipulate court decisions, claiming Falana deliberately misrepresented Justice J.K. Omotosho’s ruling and falsely asserted that 27 lawmakers had defected.

However, in a swift rebuttal, Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, dismissed the lawmakers’ accusations as baseless and misleading.

Johnson reaffirmed that Governor Fubara remains committed to the rule of law and will not acknowledge individuals who, according to him, have forfeited their legislative mandates.