Governor Similanayi Fubara of Rivers State has vowed to teach his opponents political arithmetics, indicating the total collapse of the peace deal brokered by President Bola Tinubu.
The Rivers helmsman issued the threat on Saturday at a thanksgiving service held at Western County High School in Ahoada East local government area of the state.
“We are going to teach them a lesson of political arithmetrics. What that small boy will do to you, you’ll know that khaki no be leather (sic),” the governor who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Ehie Edison, was quoted to have said.
He said the crisis rocking the state had to do with resources control and not the dismantling of political structures as alleged by Mr Wike.
Background
Mr Fubara is at loggerheads with his predecessor and now Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Nyesom Wike, a rift that has factionalised members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
President Bola Tinubu waded in persuading the warring parties to accept the political solutions which TODAY POLITICS learnt were unconstitutional.
Part of the peace deal involved the recognition of defected members of the assembly who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC) who by virtue of their defections lost their seats in the assembly.
The aggrieved lawmakers, who are loyal to Mr Wike returned, overrode the governor’s assent and passed several bills while threatening to resume impeachment proceedings should Mr Fubara fail to re-present this year’s budget to the assembly for considerations.
The governor appears to have implemented most of the conditions but is yet to re-present the budget.
On Wednesday, a faction of the assembly members loyal to the governor elected Victor Jumbo as its speaker. The faction also approached a state high court and secured an order prohibiting the Martin Amaewhule camp from parading themselves as state lawmakers on Friday.
