PDP urged the former Head of Service (HOS) to substantiate his claims by providing poofs.
By Kehinde Okeowo
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has expressed doubt about the weighty allegations levelled against suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, urging the former Head of Service of the state, Dr George Nwaeke to provide proof.
PDP made its position known over the weekend in an interview with DAILY POST.
TheNiche had earlier reported that Nwaeke who resigned recently following a declaration of a “state of emergency” in Rivers State, levelled several allegations against Governor Fubara while speaking with journalists on Saturday.
According to him, the embattled Rivers State governor was aware of the plot to destroy oil facilities in the Niger Delta.
He also alleged Fubara was the one who orchestrated the bombing of the state House of Assembly complex to avert his impeachment.
He added that that he witnessed when a bag of money was handed over to a former leader of the Assembly, who later became Fubara’s Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, to attack the Assembly Complex situated along Moscow Road, Port Harcourt.
He went on to claim that the governor also plotted to pull down the President Bola Tinubu-led government and support Northern candidate, possibly Bala Mohammed for the 2027 election.
Reacting to the claims, public secretary of PDP in Rivers State, Sydney Gbara, argued that the allegations were politically motivated, noting that Nwaeke is being used by Fubara’s enemies to further cripple him.
The PDP spokesman further urged the former HoS to substantiate his claims by publishing poofs.
He said, “Rivers State is currently going through a turbulence and trying time. Politics has been taken off limits to nearly everything even up to how we breathe in and out. Everything in Rivers State has been politicized.
“Ordinarily, one could ask why and how a man, who served in the government as Head of Service could say all these.
“He was due to serve as Head of Service under Wike but Wike refused to pick him and appointed someone else.
“He had retired and was no longer in active service when Governor Fubara felt he wasn’t given the opportunity he deserved to serve in that high capacity. The governor now appointed him but this is the way he is telling the governor ‘thank you’.
“It was so shocking seeing him coming to give such allegations. I think there is a sinister plot to victimize innocent citizens.
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“They are after everyone that they feel is strong in Fubara’s government. They want to implicate everyone including the governor.
“He was in the government when all that he alleged happened. Why didn’t he resign that time if what he is saying is true?
“You were there without any complaints until you feel like the man’s end has come politically and then you stand up to tell such allegations.
“He has carried out three press conferences in less than 12 hours just to see how he can damage-control the mess that he has put himself.
“He should go ahead and bring the proof to tell the world that he can substantiate the claims. It is the height of desperation that is being demonstrated here.
“We are not bothered about such outbursts because we know it has not taken him anywhere. They have used him for what they want to achieve and that is the end of him. They are not going to take him seriously”.
However, while speaking on the matter in a separate interview, the All Progressives Congress (APC) insisted that a thorough probe must be carried out.
While expressing a divergent view, the spokesman of the Chief Tony Okocha-led APC, Ikenga Chibike said the allegations were too weighty to be ignored, urging the security agencies to “do the needful”.
According to him, the former HoS was privy to Governor Fubara’s political functions and may have some facts as claimed in his allegations.
He said, “The allegations are very embarrassing. We all understand that the Head of Service is a member of the State Executive Council he is a critical stakeholder and a top echelon in the Rivers State government.
“All the allegations he made must be taken seriously and considered to ascertain to what extent it happened.
“Nwaeke is someone we know as a responsible man. We believe that he cannot just come on air to make frivolous allegations. We are concerned, worried and troubled at the shocking revelation.
“We think that the security agencies should do the needful by investigating the allegations”.
Meanwhile, the governor has since dismissed the allegations, stating that Nwaeke has been compromised.
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