***CRC cries out, says another recipe for crises being perpetuated by the Governor
Concerned Rivers Citizens, (CRC) have claimed that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara is colluding with the courts to dislodge the Rivers State Assembly and/or set aside its Laws to pave way for him to impose caretaker committees at the Local Government Councils.
This they said they will resist as it runs against the Constitution, decisions of the Supreme Court and intervention of Mr. President.
A statement issued and signed by the convener of CRC, Emmanuel Chibuzo stated that,
“Things are no longer at ease with Fubara as he has designed another evil plot which will take Rivers State backward and rock the dicy peace in the state just the way he pulled down the Hallowed Chambers of the Assembly to upset the peace of the state.
“We are well aware of his moves to get an interim order from a Rivers High Court to declare all the laws passed by the State Assembly illegal/ and or restrain the Assembly in the interim and within the period of the interim order constitute illegal caretaker committees at the LGA filled with his goons.
“This was the same method he used to get four lawmakers to sign the 2024 Appropriation Bill.
“The CRC totally condemns this destructive move and called on all right thinking Rivers people to resist this daylight robbery of the tenets of democracy.
CRC further called on the Chief Judge of Rivers State and some six High Court judges considered for this yooman’s job to desist from being used as the public is watching them closely.
The statement named some Judges being allegedly considered by the Fubara group for the job with some inducement to include justice Boma Diepriye, Justice Opufa Ben-White, Justice G.O Ollor, Justice C.N. Wali, Justice Monima W. Danagogo and Justice Sika H. Aprioku.
“It is important to state that we shall no longer seat back and watch any Judge being used to perpetuate any illegality. We shall come after such Judge using all available legal and social means to get justice to catch up with such a Judge.
“If Fubara continues to fight the state assembly meaningful development can never take place in the state and definitely growth will be truncated.
“Not too long ago we all saw how the state governor usurped the powers of the assembly getting four lawmakers to sign the budget of the state.
“Fubara is busy fighting himself in the name of building structures that he never had a hand in its foundation to the detriment of all Rivers people.
“This new dangerous path that he is designing for himself will not in any way favour Rivers people rather it will favour him and his co-travelers.
“Rivers will become the epicenter of mockery as democracy is being trampled upon by one misguided governor.
It is said that he who wants to stop a fight should separate a quarell.