₦airaland Forum

UAE123:
Since all issues in Rivers State has now been fully settled, please let there be peace so that the state can move forward.

The ball is in the governor's court. He has to repent of his lawless ways.

Wutinky:
All because he refused to allow Wike to steal River state dried, your types are the reason why Nigeria will never develop beyond his present condition, spit

Even if what you alleged was true, how does that justify the reign of lawlessness the governor has entrenched in the state? I don't like when people with empty heads engage my post. It is worse when they are sanctimonious.

Mercisharelove:
Wike written judgment ...

Justice Agim wike puppet

A comment born out of a lack of good education. When you lack access to quality education, it leads to misconceptions and uninformed opinions like this.

Fubara is a disgrace to Rivers State. Never in the history of our state has any court, not to talk of the apex court, declared that there is no government in Rivers State. A reign of lawlessness.

It is one thing to be a political neophyte and another thing to be clueless. Fubara is both.

Zico5:
Fubara is playing politics of common sense. I love the way the guy is pulling all strings to decimate Wike's bulldogs both in Rivers state and nairaland here. They thought the man is waek not knowing that he is playing his game diligently.
They thought it's that easy to impeach the sitting governor in Nigeria. They will wait tire. They want the deputy governor to resign so that it can be easy for them to install Wike's thieves all over the state. For Yarimo and others, you are just wasting your time. Fubara will spend 8 years, Wike can’t do anything. The worst is supreme Court they have won, any other things is just Furility. So far chief judge and Anthoney General of the state are with Fubara. You guys are just labouring in vain.

Ignorant fellow.

yarimo:
Hope the donations follow due process? That helicopter is not FUBARA father's property

Seriously. The worst governor in the history of the state. Odili comes second.

ElevationD:
Impeachment is a difficult and dangerous route at this time.

For me, Amaewhule and his co travellers are cowards. One day, they all on live tv decamped from PDP to APC, flying the flag of APC right inside the house and outside. The next day, the cowards claimed that they did not decamp. What happened to the live show that we all witnessed? Even APC that received them openly same moment turned around to say that they did not decamp. What a bunch of cowards in the name of politics. The case is still in court as we heard.

There is nothing in any court that will change anything. The apex court has decided, anything else will be struck out. The Supreme Court has resolved all these issues. If law is not your area of expertise, then stop delving into it. The FACT is that they remain members of only one party, which is the PDP. Stop crying.

everbliss:
As it stands now, we now have two governors in Rivers State.

The one we know Mr. Fubara

And the one that thinks he is Mr Amaewhule.

The way Amaewhule is threatening and issuing ultimatums and arrest warrants, you will think he is the governor.

I don't remember the Legislature yielding more power than the Executive.

Anyways, they should bring the impeachment process, so that everyone can rest or fight.

There aren't two governors. Go back to secondary school and learn about the branches of government. You guys are used to legislators in Nigeria relinquishing their powers to the executive.

everbliss:
That one that resigned is where the yam head started.
He wouldn't have. By now they would have impeached Fubara.

He could have sacked him anyway. He was already sidelining him before he resigned. Fubara likes lawlessness.

Totally disagree. There is a man on TVC I watched last night BKO or something, saying he doesn't want impeachment, I just shook my head. No one takes pride in impeachment, but it is a necessary guard for any democracy. It is in the constitution for a reason. It is a last resort and even Amaewhule had said so. If Fubara refuses to comply with the laws, there is no other option than to impeach him. He isn't a monarch with a divine right to rule. So you guys should channel your energy to Fubara, and tell him to obey the laws. He is the problem.

Mynd44:
The 2024 budget has been taken over by events. It is not a matter any longer. Although, it is grounds for impeachment as it is seen that the governor ran the state and made withdrawals without a budget.

Now remember that the Supreme Court has ordered the governor to represent the budget else no allocation because the supreme court sees that the 2025 budget was not presented at all

When you break the law, there are consequences. Fubara can be prosecuted when he leaves office for spending funds without appropriation.

Penguin2:
The Supreme Court judgment on Rivers State has thrown up various debates.

But, though I’m not a lawyer, I want to state, that with my lay man knowledge of the law, judgments of courts are not applied in retrospect but in prospect.

The point I’m trying to make is that every action hitherto taken by the Victor Oko-Jumbo led House until the Supreme Court judgment, remains valid.

So, those things like 2025 budget, confirmation of Commissioner Nominees, etc, remain valid; and any move by Martins Amaewhule and co-travelers to demand the contrary is them looking for trouble.

Lawyers in the house can share their opinion.

You should have stopped at the highlighted.

It is a well-known principle in law that you cannot put something on nothing and expect it to stand. MacFoy v UAC (1961) 3 All ER 1169. As we saw in the case of Amaechi v Inec, although Omehia was presiding as the governor, the Supreme Court held that in the eyes of the law, he never was. Everything Jumbo did was null and void. There is no budget, there are no commissioners, with regards to acts done by persons claiming speakership, other than Amaewhule.

Solidarity walk for a LAWLESS governor, so described from the Federal High Court to the Supreme Court. Why can't people be wise? Fubara wants to set Rivers State on fire with his desperation.

Sore loser!

adekolaelect:
they can't sack commissioners but he can be impeached for illegal appointment without House of assembly approver.

They don't have to sack them. Legislators don't even sack commissioners, that power resides with the governor. However, we are talking about the foundation of their appointments. The governor nominates them, and they have to be screened and confirmed by the House, before they can be sworn in as commissioners by the governor. They were never screened and confirmed by the Amaewhule-led house, which means they are not commissioners. The constitution is clear.

They never existed in the eyes of the law. Fubara was just doing rubbish with three clowns. A joke taken too far as stated by the Court of Appeal.

I don't want to mention the name of a lawyer in Port Harcourt that started that "committee of friends" nonsense that most people were using here to refer to the legitimate House of Assembly members. Tarnishing the legal profession. Those who reside in PH and are current on this issue may know him. Totally misled Fubara. He was always on the radio talking nonsense.

You guys want problems bigger than you. Frustrated things. Weak emotional people who can't play politics. When you see the violence, you will beg for peace, including Fubara. You guys are clustered in Bayelsa, with all the resources, look at how useless it is. Wike decided to handpick Fubara and now every time Ijaw this or that. Is that how Ikwerres were doing? Learn how to play politics and stop crying. Governorship is no one's birthright. If Fubara doesn't obey laws, he will be impeached. Nonsense.

Azzik:
Why is the speaker acting as if he is the governor ...we can't have two captain on one ship...he better be careful

Sheer ignorance. What you need is a lecture on the branches of government, separation of powers and checks and balances. I will let you know that Amaewhule is the "captain" of the legislative branch because he heads the branch, while the governor heads the executive branch, then there is the judicial branch, headed by the Chief Judge. Powers are separated among these branches by the Constitution.

Just because you are used to legislators in Nigeria doing governors' bidding without question, doesn't mean it is right. Amaewhule is an experienced legislator and good at what he does. It is no surprise that you are threatened by his expertise.

Retired justice being shamelessly used by lawless Fubara. That was how they wasted unappropriated money to conduct that sham of an election, which was recently annulled by the Supreme Court. Concerning the illegal commissioners, obviously as I have always maintained, anyone not screened by the assembly presided by Speaker Amaewhule is not a commissioner. It was laughable when a so-called SAN allowed himself to be screened by three clowns to be Rivers AG. Rivers State does not have an AG. The last one resigned long ago.

Rushing to make another mistake. Are they not aware that the Assembly plans to amend the law to bring it in conformity with the Electoral Act? Unrepentant clueless bunch.

Adebishow:
Do you know the weight of that allegation: sexual harassment?

Do you it is just a minor accusation?

If that is her way of reaction and that allegation is false, then that is a dangerous woman to every man in that Senate and in business with her or around her.

Indeed, it is a weighty allegation with a convenient timing too.

Wutinky:
How do you intend to impeach him from that your brown roof you are sitting right now?

Making assumptions from your empty head. Not surprised you don't even know those that will impeach him. Typical of Fubara's supporters. Coconut heads.

engrchykae:
must you be schooled Everytime,do that simple assignment and prove me a liar.
Don't me again

That guy is a menace in this section with his 200 questions. Totally clueless.

Why the shock from European hypocrites? They were quick to express their support for Zelensky when he disrespected Trump and his vice in the Oval office. Snakes.

Did you put him in office? Lowlife. If he continues his lawlessness, he will be impeached.

Saboteur. Others are still out there.

hush15:
There was any direct acknowledgement however anything to move Rivers State forward is deeply welcomed.

"Acknowledgement" as if he has a choice. The Supreme Court simply woke him up from his delusions. Amaewhule has never stopped being the Speaker of the House.

He has always been the Speaker, while the governor chose to be lawless. Now he is playing games about CTC. Were his lawyers not in court when the judgment was delivered? Dumb losers. Fubara is just a disgrace to Rivers State. No wonder the Supreme Court berated him. Amaewhule is a legislative guru. He has what Fubara doesn't - EXPERIENCE!

Bendeco02:
found guilty of what?

Violating our laws.

Acekidc4:
Good. The stupid she goat should be suspended indefinitely.

You don't have to call her that. What she needs is proper guidance. I can see how her feelings might have been hurt from the actions of Akpabio, who is often insensitive in his remarks. People react differently to things and I think she might have overreacted. Senator Kingibe also had disagreements with Akpabio, but never took it this far. Akpabio also needs to be guided.

Wrong move. Yet she submitted a petition to the senate. Just complicating things for herself. Respect the institution.

When you have a clueless neophyte as a governor, the likelihood of such a governor perpetrating lawlessness is very high. He has been begging for impeachment from the onset of this crisis with his unlawful acts and he will get it eventually, except he resigns or chooses to be law-abiding. Not even the Odilis could advise him because they are only after state resources. Shame!

Racoon:
You know the truth but continue. Their affidavit to that effect is still there.

Truth about what? Does the very fact that they claimed to have defected in their affidavit make it so? The facts say otherwise. There is a process for defection which was not actualised. They are still members of PDP. APC has also stated they are not their members. They have a register of their members and the lawmakers are not there. There is nothing any court can do about it.