Ex-Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Timi Frank, on Friday said the Federal High Court ruling that withheld Rivers State’s monthly allocation was a grand plot by President Bola Tinubu to remove Governor Sim Fubara from office. In a statement which he issued and made available to us in Abuja, he described the ruling as obnoxious and a script written by the President in his bid to either force Fubara to join the APC or be removed from office.
He said, “The President is angry that Fubara disrespected him by refusing to join the APC because the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has convinced him that he cannot win presidential election in Rivers State in 2027 with Fubara in charge. Already all security agencies and federal government institutions are against Fubara because they have been directed to ensure that Fubara succumbs to the President’s wishes or be removed.
“This is the only reason why Justice Joyce Abdulmalik can make an unconstitutional order concerning statutory allocations to Rivers without fear of consequences but the consequences will be dire.”
He however warned the President to steer clear off Rivers State as any attempt to touch the funds legally accruing to the state or to force Fubara out of office will be resisted by the people of the state and the entire Niger Delta region. There will definitely be consequences for any illegal action aimed at destabilising Rivers State or intimidating, persecuting and removing Fubara from office.
“Rivers’ people and the Niger Delta will resist it to the extent that the entire country will feel the impact as the President will not be able to quell the unimaginable uprising that will result from the action,” he said.
He urged Fubara to remain steadfast in standing for the people and defending the sovereignty of Rivers State, stressing that the people are solidly behind him.
