The president of the National Congress of Ijaw, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has said that there is nothing wrong with the state governor of suspended Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara, defects of the Democratic Party (PDP) of the people to the ruling congress of all the progressives (APC).
Okaba made the statement during an interview in the Channels Television morning report on Thursday, days after Fubara met with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos.
The meeting has continued causing reactions, and many describe it as an indication that Fubara could defect the APC.
In reaction to the reports, Okaba said that there is nothing wrong if you fubate defect to the APC, especially if such a movement helps to resolve the prolonged political agitation of the State.
Speaking about the possibility of dropout, he said: “There is nothing wrong with that.”
“At this point we must be realistic, and we must understand Nigerian politics. We operate a 'malutocracy'; we no longer have political parties, but platforms for political contacts.
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“What we have are only platforms together of people to transmit or oscillate from one place to another. If we have state governors and former vice presidential candidates of parties that continue, to the extent that one of the governors said:” If you do not move with me, I will say goodbye. “
He also pointed out Fubara's previous statement that “he would do anything to bring peace to the State”, which suggests that any political realignment must be seen through the lens of restoring calm to the State.
Tribune online The reports that Tinubu, on March 18, declared an emergency state in the state of Rivers and suspended Governor Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all the chosen members of the State Assembly Chamber for six months.
Subsequently, he appointed the retired Vice Admiral Ibok -you were as a state administrator to supervise the government during the period.
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