Staunch Ally Of Wike Reveals How Fubara Shot Himself In The Foot

A staunch ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, Enemi Alabo George has disclosed how Governor Siminalyi Fubara of Rivers State shot himself in the foot.

George, one of the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who switched allegiance from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, addressed the controversy surrounding the eight-point resolution presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Despite criticisms labeling the document as a mere paper lacking legal backing and questioning the President’s role, George emphasized that Governor Siminalayi Fubara did sign the document which means that he is bound by the terms.

Speaking further on the peace meeting and the attendance, George stated, “I’m sure we were between 100 and 200, but I’m not certain about that (figure). We had members of the House of National Assembly, members of the House of Assembly, the governor, commissioners, the deputy governor, elder statesmen, two former governors, traditional rulers, chairman of the Rivers State Traditional Rulers Council, elders, and opinion leaders in the state. It was massive.”

Regarding the governor’s involvement in signing the document, George explained the process, saying, “For every item that was considered, the President gave both parties the option of controverting or agreeing. So each item was deliberated upon. So, for item one, they would ask, do you agree, then people would respond ‘yes I agree’ or ‘no I don’t agree’. Same for other items until the items were exhausted.”

He continued, “At the end of all the deliberations, parties were asked to come up and append their signatures to that document. Then Mr. President said, ‘do I have your approval to release this document to the press?’ Everybody echoed yes, so everybody signed on the document and then we moved forward. The governor was there, the governor signed, the governor made a speech after the meeting that he was committed to the agreement. Mr. Speaker (Martins Amaewhule) also made a speech and committed to accepting all the terms of the agreement and committing to work with that document.”

According to George who is the Chairman of Rivers State Assembly’s House Committee on Information, Fubara agreed to all the terms of the deal, signed the document and gave an acceptance speech at the end thereby pledging his total commitment to the deal with no option to pull out or go against it.