The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the Tony Okocha-led All Progressives Congress (APC) for demanding Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s resignation or impeachment.
At a press conference on Monday, Okocha had issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the governor to either resign or face impeachment.
Okocha accused the governor of mismanaging the state and claimed that Fubara’s administration had thrown the state into chaos.
He further alleged that the Supreme Court, in its verdict, indicated that there is no functional government in Rivers State, citing multiple infractions by the governor, which he described as impeachable offenses.
However, PDP’s Publicity Secretary in the State, Sydney Tambari Gbara, dismissed the ultimatum, stating that Okocha cannot be taken seriously.
According to Gbara, Okocha issued the 48-hour ultimatum “without giving any cogent reasons” for the governor to resign or be impeached.
Gbara asserted that Okocha “is a character known in the Rivers State political scene as a man who speaks from both sides of his mouth, making derogatory or illogical utterances that are not always in line with current reality.”
The PDP Spokesman claimed that nobody in Rivers State takes Tony Okocha’s “comments seriously anymore because of his past antecedents….
“So, therefore, this 48-hour ultimatum is obviously laughable and it is degrading our political landscape in Rivers State, bringing our state down as if we are mediocre and unserious people.”
Gbara accused Okocha of “trying to impress his paymaster” and urged Nigerians, particularly Rivers people, to disregard the ultimatum.
He added that Governor Fubara “is on top of the situation in Rivers State and he is busy commissioning projects. He has no time to listen to characters like Tony Okocha.”
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