The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara to resign within 48 hours or face impeachment by the State House of Assembly.
Okocha made this statement on Monday, March 10, while addressing journalists at his residence in Port Harcourt. He accused Fubara of disrespecting President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to mediate the political crisis in the state.
“As a political party, we are today advising the governor; there are two options, resign honourably or be impeached. That is the position of the All Progressives Congress. He has disrespected Mr. President and we told him that we cannot be here and have him disrespect Mr. President.
The offences are there; the Supreme Court has agreed and even provided us with more evidence. The House of Assembly does not need to set up any committee again to investigate him.
48 hours is too much to give him as an ultimatum. He should just resign honourably.”
This demand comes just a week after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of reinstating 26 pro-Wike lawmakers who had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
