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Apcshit:
Rivers people too dey boast

No be small. Nothing them fit do o. Wike impose Fubara on them, they no do pim.

bixton:
And those people have nothing to lose in all of this but it's him who will if it turns out against him completely.

perfect you getting the picture, jus like europe who could not stand russia but used Ukraine as a proxy....many of those ppl cant face wike so they all using sim to push there luck

press9jatv:
it will never work. From the look of things, Wikr want to cause huge violence in order for Tinubu to declare State of emergency in Rivers State. This is the plan on the table. It will never work in Rivers State. All Wike men will be picked. I won’t say much.

What most of you doesn't know is that Tinubu doesn't have the power to declare State of emergency on any state in Nigeria.

It's a fact and OBASANJO did most of these in a hurry and it also failed.

😥😥😥😥

See this fatty fake monarch fighting to escape being strip off his kingship.

Asari I used to like you but recently you goofed badly and I stop being your fan,

bixton:
And those people have nothing to lose in all of this but it's him who will if it turns out against him completely.

for 8years wike did what ever he wished many were not happy when he left they felt that should be the end but baba no gree, jus as tinubu have a strong hold of lagos if no for him obasa was a goner....ppl should know in a third world country like ours godfatherizm cannot be overemphasize, it is the bed rock of politics. maybe when we mature than this we will run polities in a better way

Pootle:
perfect you getting the picture, jus like europe who could not stand russia but used Ukraine as a proxy....many of those ppl cant face wike so they all using sim to push there luck

I keep wondering why Gov. Fubara is relying on them. These are people who had no voice when Wike was governor how much more now when a greater part of the State Assembly are doing his will.......


Does he really think a protest will save him!!!!

If they eventually remove him, they will find a replacement from the purported ijaw for compensation.

press9jatv:
yes soooo. The impeachment threat against fubara is dead on arrival. It will never see the light of the day.

The impeachment may be possible once they succeed with the allegation against the chief judge. The same Chief judge that they screened and appointed during Wike's tenure. We are watching

Pootle:
sim wont enjoy this 4years that if he escape impeachment, agreement is agreement. simple thing is dont touch what you cant handle, as wicked man wike pointed out sim has been listening to bad advice that might end his political career if his not careful. ppl are telling him to stand up to wike and his doing that foolishly

Wetin be the agreement na? Una wey dey in the know make una put us 'wey no follow dey in the know' the terms of the agreement. You will agree with me that a lot of people do not know the agreement. Can't it be made public?

Pootle:
sim card fubara need to be submissive so peace can reign not gallivanting like nothing can happen. loyal first after that gain more popularity and grounds before been this stubborn

the fact that wicked man wike was instrumental in him winning the election he needs to have a round table talk with him, buhari knew how jagaban move mountain for him to be president for 8years he was threading tinubu territory carefully.

many of this resent politicians once elected thinks nothing can happen

if sim is not careful his gonna learn, and his gonna learn the hard way

Abeg, go preach that to Lagos state House of Assembly where one man reins supreme.

But not Rivers State which is multi lingual and multi ethnic in outlook.

bixton:
I keep wondering why Gov. Fubara is relying on them. These are people who had no voice when Wike was governor how much more now when a greater part of the State Assembly are doing his will.......


Does he really think a protest will save him!!!!

If they eventually remove him, they will find a replacement from the purported ijaw for compensation.

i like the way you seeing things objectively. many are not seeing it that way.....@ the bolded they want to end wike influence at all means but doing it foolishly, many of the assembly members where elected through wike influence so how will the one man fubara and few others over ride wike influence if it was for good it would have been better na still struggle for gate way to embezzlement

press9jatv:
🛑 Opinion By Obakpee Isaac Osaheni .

How Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara Outsmarted Nyesom Ezenwo Wike - CON, GSSRS and his 27 Lawmakers by simply Obeying the Supreme court Judgement that was indeed in favour of Wike and his lawmakers;- A Master stroke. | Awake Now Tv

But The Yorubas supporting Wike's "state-capture" moves are too daft to know this.

Now, Walk with me!

So on what ground do they now impeach a Governor who have adhered to the rulings of the supreme court and the law? On the ground that the Governor refuses to allow wike to control the Resources of Rivers state & there IGR, like Tinubu did in Lagos for decades or what??

Wike Instructing his 27 lawmakers to Lock Fubara out of the Rivers state House of Assembly Complex in order to prevent Fubara from presenting the Budget to them as instructed by the supreme court is Not only another own goal to the Wike-led faction but it also signifies the obstruction of the implimentation of justice ordered by the supreme court. That itself is a treasonable offence.

Lawmakers loyal to Nyesom Wike believed they had Governor Siminalayi Fubara trapped. Their strategy was straightforward: push him to his limits, provoke an emotional response, and create a scenario that would justify either his impeachment or declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State. However, Fubara managed to outsmart them.

Rather than resisting or reacting impulsively, he opted for a different strategy. He accepted the Supreme Court's ruling without any objections and even agreed to re-present the budget to the House led by Amaewhule. This calculated move took his opponents by surprise.

In a twist of irony, the same lawmakers who had previously imposed a strict 48-hour ultimatum on him for presenting the budget are now sidestepping it.

They anticipated he would refuse, but his compliance left them without a plan.

With no options left, they chose to go on recess without a scheduled return date, thereby revealing their own vulnerability and entrapment.

When some people accused Fubara of weakness, they misjudged him. Although the Supreme Court's decision appeared to favor Wike’s faction, however Fubara ingeniously turned it into a strength. By publicly agreeing with their demand for compliance, he exposed their insincerity.

Now they are reluctant for him to present the budget, contradicting their previous position.

Unlike a typical Nigerian governor who might respond with aggression, Fubara has taken a different route. As the Chief Security Officer of Rivers State, he recognizes that his foremost responsibility is to uphold peace and safeguard lives. By not escalating tensions, he has garnered public support and deftly navigated the political traps set for him.

Ultimately, Fubara has emerged as a leader who anticipates multiple moves ahead. His composed and strategic demeanor not only keeps Rivers State secure but is also gradually undermining the power struggle against him.

This is a good write up and i would probably have given you a pass mark but for the fact that you mentioned yoruba supporting Wike, you missed the point! Pls I am yoruba, i have never supported Tinubu let alone a Wike, and I know lots and lots of yoruba that does not support Wike's wickedness! So where did you get your assertion from? Any sane minded person, whether yoruba, Ibo, hausa, efik or whatever tribe will never support Wike. Remember I said sane minded. But apparently becos Mr president too is not sane to say the least, hence his support for Wike. Pls don't drag the entire yorubas into such shenanigans again when commenting on this subject!

That individual is Wike.

yusufmurry:
The impeachment may be possible once they succeed with the allegation against the chief judge. The same Chief judge that they screened and appointed during Wike's tenure. We are watching

It will succeed if the allegation is true and it is.

It's just like the Minister of finance during PMB who was screened by the NA who forged her NYSC, it was because she refused to do their balling, they brought up the issue and she had to resign...


That's how the country is and that's where we are now.

Pootle:
i like the way you seeing things objectively. many are not seeing it that way.....@ the bolded they want to end wike influence at all means but doing it foolishly, many of the assembly members where elected through wike influence so how will the one man fubara and few others over ride wike influence if it was for good it would have been better na still struggle for gate way to embezzlement

How do you end a man's influence when he has built men who rely on him. Those who are with Wike and doing his bidding don't do such based on money anymore but goodwill and continuous friendship and a future beyond State politics.


Many of those on Gov. Fubara's side are just in for the money because they can't truly come out to sacrifice whatsoever.



Except there's a DIVINE intervention, I don't see how Gov. Fubara will come out happy.

HisXLNC1:
Wetin be the agreement na? Una wey dey in the know make una put us 'wey no follow dey in the know' the terms of the agreement. You will agree with me that a lot of people do not know the agreement. Can't it be made public?

you know the agreement na, no be every cloth them dey dry outside

Kewekubosineh:
Abeg, go preach that to Lagos state House of Assembly where one man reins supreme.

But not Rivers State which is multi lingual and multi ethnic in outlook.

oga multi lingual or not na person they show person road loyal, this gat nothing to do with lagos

press9jatv:
it will never work. From the look of things, Wikr want to cause huge violence in order for Tinubu to declare State of emergency in Rivers State. This is the plan on the table. It will never work in Rivers State. All Wike men will be picked. I won’t say much.

They need to pick them, way and manner.

By now their families suppose dey feel heat sef

HisXLNC1:
Wetin be the agreement na? Una wey dey in the know make una put us 'wey no follow dey in the know' the terms of the agreement. You will agree with me that a lot of people do not know the agreement. Can't it be made public?

It is only Gov. Fubara can say the details of the agreement, item for item.


At least Wike has been consistent on media what it is but we need to hear from Gov. Fubara if that is it and why does he not want to honor it anymore......


Gov. Fubara owes Rivers people that much to say himself and not this hearsay we hear from his supporters. They were never there when the agreement was signed and sealed.

bixton:
How do you end a man's influence when he has built men who rely on him. Those who are with Wike and doing his bidding don't do such based on money anymore but goodwill and continuous friendship and a future beyond State politics.


Many of those on Gov. Fubara's side are just in for the money because they can't truly come out to sacrifice whatsoever.



Except there's a DIVINE intervention, I don't see how Gov. Fubara will come out happy.

perfectly correct, many will still retain there sit in the next election base on wike influence many of those loyalist know that fubara cant guarantee that for his own sit talk less of others

press9jatv:
it will never work. From the look of things, Wikr want to cause huge violence in order for Tinubu to declare State of emergency in Rivers State. This is the plan on the table. It will never work in Rivers State. All Wike men will be picked. I won’t say much.

I hope you do know that those who would do such will be found eventually if at all they succeed and they will be shot with no one to know where they will be buried.
And they would still tie it to Gov. Fubara even if he will not be involved. It will assumed that he incited people.

Rhozabeth:
This is a good write up and i would probably have given you a pass mark but for the fact that you mentioned yoruba supporting Wike, you missed the point! Pls I am yoruba, i have never supported Tinubu let alone a Wike, and I know lots and lots of yoruba that does not support Wike's wickedness! So where did you get your assertion from? Any sane minded person, whether yoruba, Ibo, hausa, efik or whatever tribe will never support Wike. Remember I said sane minded. But apparently becos Mr president too is not sane to say the least, hence his support for Wike. Pls don't drag the entire yorubas into such shenanigans again when commenting on this subject!

You are a confirmed agbadorians.

It's only you people that type "ibo" instead of "igbo"

No dey deceive yasef.

ZombieDredd:
You are a confirmed agbadorians.

It's only you people that type "ibo" instead of "igbo"

No dey deceive yasef.

Ok, I just see that you are an unrepentant rude boy!
I seriously don't need to drag anything with you at my age! I'm sure we don't belong to same generation. You just exhibited the traits of Gen Zs! They are rude and unrepentant! Some of my kids are like that so I don't blame you actually!

Pootle:
you know the agreement na, no be every cloth them dey dry outside

Ok I understand... It's like person wey sell weed on credit and e no fit report debtor to police. If Una no fit make the agreement public to get public sympathy, make them no dey trouble already famished Nigerans with 'agreement is agreement'. Abi the agreement dey reek of corruption and illegality?

RIVERS THAT THIRST FOR BLOOD

By Ineke BSC

These Rivers—when will your thirst be quenched?
Once a land where fortune smiled,
A cradle where hopes took root and grew,
Now drowning in greed’s cruel tide.

You were a darling, Rivers bold,
A beauty envied far and wide.
But shadows crept with whispered schemes,
And power’s struggle dimmed your light.

The battle rages, men play gods,
Their hands are stained with their people’s pain.
They drain your lifeblood without remorse,
Their lust for power a ceaseless flame.

Godfathers feast upon your flesh,
Like leeches clinging to the dawn.
They trade your peace for blood and coins,
Leaving you shattered, weak, withdrawn.

Your waters once embraced the moon,
Now they boil with silent screams.
No longer rivers, but torrents of blood,
A kingdom lost to fractured dreams.

These Rivers—how long will you thirst?
How long will you drink your children’s blood?
How long before the chains are shattered,
And justice flows within your flood?

press9jatv:
“What is happening in Rivers State is one individual wants to pocket Rivers State.” - Dokubo Asari



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI4nj6CVbkw

yusufmurry:
The impeachment may be possible once they succeed with the allegation against the chief judge. The same Chief judge that they screened and appointed during Wike's tenure. We are watching

the CJ have dismissed the case since last week. Besides it’s the NJC that investigates any judge that have cases and not the National Assembly or State assembly. Rivers State house of Assembly never petition Rivers State chief judge.

bixton:
It is only Gov. Fubara can say the details of the agreement, item for item.


At least Wike has been consistent on media what it is but we need to hear from Gov. Fubara if that is it and why does he not want to honor it anymore......


Gov. Fubara owes Rivers people that much to say himself and not this hearsay we hear from his supporters. They were never there when the agreement was signed and sealed.

If you know this much, it means you are familiar with the terms of the of the agreement but just won't spill it.

HisXLNC1:
Ok I understand... It's like person wey sell weed on credit and e no fit report debtor to police. If Una no fit make the agreement public to get public sympathy, make them no dey trouble already famished Nigerans with 'agreement is agreement'. Abi the agreement dey reek of corruption and illegality?

i like the weed part. na why we be third world country...many things cant see the light of the day we all know that. we knw buhari and tinubu had a kind of agreement that the system

WHAT MANNER OF RULE OF LAW?

Last week, elders of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), visited Aso Villa, to seek President Tinubu’s intervention in the political crises going in Rivers State. Perhaps, PANDEF meant well in their quest to rescue the state from further brigandage masterminded by a handful of political merchants, but their visit seemed to happen a little late, after one factionin the skirmish had procured tremendous upper hand, now set for a kill.

Maybe PANDEF had missed out on the undercurrents, especially after the demise of Chief E.K. Clark, who didn’t mince words to call the madness what it is and call out the gladiators. When the elder statesman passed to the great beyond, many feared Governor Siminalayi Fubara had lost a great ally.

Chief Clark would have called a press conference to query the escalation instigated by the Supreme Court judgment of February 28, 2025. It was therefore not clear what PANDEF hoped to achieve after the Supreme Court had found Fubara guilty of all charges. But their visit did provide an opportunity for the President to pontificate on his concept of the rule of law.

Critical observers of the events in Rivers State know that asking the president to intervene after the Supreme Court judgment was a waste of PANDEF’s time. Has PANDEF forgotten that Tinubu is a beneficiary of the crisis? Don’t they remember how it all started, when former governor Nyesom Wike parted ways with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and worked tirelessly for Tinubu in the elections of 2023. Nothing has changed to upend that partnership, except that Governor Fubara is the cog in their wheel as they accelerate towards 2027.

Didn’t PANDEF see substantial correlation between the Supreme Court judgment and the Aso Rock agreement the two camps signed in December 2023, which the president even referenced in his address?

President Tinubu did not pretend when he implied that if Fubara had surrendered to that one-sided agreement, he would have reduced his days of adversity. While the president canvasses adherence to rule of law, Wike, the FCT Minister, is threatening fire and brimstone, just as his 27 lawmakers are on the voyage to render the governor impotent.That was the original template: to install a puppet in the Government House.

After the lawmakers openly defected from the PDP and Fubara responded harshly by pulling down the structure housing the House of Assembly, to render them homeless, hell was let loose, prompting calls from some quarters for the president to intervene. Informed quarters knew the calls were needless because both Tinubu and Wike were collaborators. There is no way Fubara would get a fair hearing under an arbitration supervised by Tinubu. However, an agreement was signed.

Here are the highlights of the agreement: That all matters instituted in the courts by the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Fubara, and his team, in respect of the political crisis in Rivers State, shall be withdrawn immediately; all impeachment proceedings initiated against the Governor by the Rivers State House of Assembly should be dropped immediately; the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly as led by Hon. Martin Amaewhule shall be recognised alongside the 27 members who resigned from the PDP; the remuneration and benefits of all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and their staff must be reinstated immediately and the Governor of Rivers State shall henceforth not interfere with the full funding of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Also included are that, the Rivers State House of Assembly shall choose where they want to sit and conduct their legislative business without interference and/or hindrance from the executive arm of government; the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Fubara, shall re-present the state budget to a properly constituted Rivers State House of Assembly; the names of all commissioners in the Rivers State Executive who resigned their appointments because of the political crisis in the state shouldbe resubmitted to the House of Assembly for approval; and there should not be a caretaker committee for the local governments in Rivers State. The dissolution of the Local Government administration is null and void and shall not be recognised.

Mr. President approved the content of that agreement. A democrat who claims to be a champion of the rule of law would have allowed court matters to proceed without inducements. What’s the rule of law? Rule of law manifests where everyone is subject to and accountable to the law, which is publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated. The bone of contention in the entire matter is that 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly had publicly and at different platforms announced their resignation from the PDP, the party that gave them tickets to contest the 2023 state Assembly election conducted by INEC. The 1999 Constitution frowns on acts of defection without justification.

Upon realising that they acted without reason and had lost their seats, the lawmakers went to the court to compel INEC not to declare their seats vacant. Since that time, they have gone from court to court until the Supreme Court in its recent judgment endorsed what looked like the agreement the parties singed under the supervision of Mr. President.

Whereas the agreement didn’t carry much force of law and was largely unenforced, the judgment of the apex court is supreme. This is the energy that now propels Wike and his loyalists to demand their pound of flesh within 48 hours. They think they have Fubaraby the jugular.

Is that Mr. President’s concept of rule of law, to neutralise an elected governor just because he is not wired to play roforofo politics? Is it rule of law in Lagoswhen lawmakers have no mind of their own. After the House sent Speaker Mudashiru Obasa packing, somebody brought him back and foisted him on the Lagos Assembly, and by extension on the people of Lagos. Can’t politics be fair? Is it the rule of law to empower Wike to destabilise PDP and make Rivers ungovernable all because he is unable to manipulate Fubara?

Is it the rule of law for one man to appropriate the entire political structure of a state and it is only on that basis lasting peace could be decreed for over five million people?

When Fubara returned home from the Abuja agreement of 2023, he realised he had been ambushed. If the 27 lawmakers who had resigned from the PDP were to be recognised by the governor as agreed in clause three of the Abuja agreement, it meant Fubara could still be impeached any time he refused to play ball. The ball, as designed by Wike, was to ensure that he runs the state by proxy despite his pretensions.

He nominated the entire cabinet for Fubara, except for the commissioner for information. Last week, Fubara went to re-present the 2025 Budget in fulfillment of the court judgment, but was locked out by the lawmakers. In the weeks ahead, the cat and mouse game could get really bad for the people of Rivers, now that allocations to the state have been put under lock. Wike says heaven will not fall if Fubara is impeached, and that is to pave way for him to install a stooge.

How does PANDEF expect Tinubu to backtrack when the plot had already taken shape? Did PANDEF expect the president to go against the Supreme Court judgment?

After listening to the South-south elders, the president told them to go home to counsel Governor Fubara to adhere to the rule of law, to ensure lasting peace. He said respect for the judiciary is crucial in upholding democracy and social harmony. He advised the leaders to be more broadminded, selfless and be focused on the larger vision to salvage the region politically and economically, by insisting that the judiciary’s interpretation of the Constitution is respected.

Hear the President: “Niger Delta is the goose that lays the golden egg. We must care for the goose; otherwise, we lose the golden egg. I got your signal and your concern, particularly on Rivers State. I have been on the issue for quite some time. I foresaw the crisis festering for too long before I intervened. We reached an agreement, written agreement, and both parties signed.”

On the rule of law, the president said: “This is a nation governed by the rule of law. I should not be here as president without a rule of law. I have total confidence in our judiciary. We have expectations. Human beings can make errors. But once the court has spoken, that is it. Please go back home and help implement the court rulings within the shortest possible time. I am putting the ball in your court. Help! Privately and openly intervene and counsel the governor. Pursue the path of peace and stability.”

There was not one word of admonition by the President for Wike and his boys. It’s all the fault of Fubara. It is not likely that Fubara is alone in this struggle to free the state from one-man rule. It is up to the people to decide what’s best for them. The same way Lagos people have to decide whether it is the best for them to remain under one-man rule.

To achieve a lasting peace, according to the president, Fubara must remain a puppet, a governor with no troops. Whereas governors are crowned leaders of parties in their states, Fubara has no party to lead. The council election he hurried to put together after the Supreme Court imposed a deadline for states to conduct elections, the same Supreme Court has now nullified.

The president admitted that humans make errors, referring to judicial pronouncements. And that when errors happen and expectations are cut short, there is no remedy but to obey.

Let it be known that grievous judicial errors cannot co-exist with the rule of law. Judicial errors corrode the rule of law and cause the people to lose faith in the judiciary and democracy.

iykololo:
I meant the ogogoro intake. However, I wish him well.

Okay

Wike's wants to cause problem in Rivers State

press9jatv:
Wike start the fight already. I only pity his handlers. Asari dokubo will fight for his ancestral Rivers State

U need mental health therapy
Who dey supply u weed