Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in oil-rich Rivers State.
The president who made the declaration at a national broadcast on Tuesday evening also sacked the State Governor, Fubara and his Deputy.
The president appointed a Sole Administrator to man the affairs of the state. President Tinubu' suspended the governor for a six month period.
The governor had said he was prevented from entering the compound, despite the fact that he had notified the Assembly of his intention to visit in view of their request that he re-presented the 2025 appropriation bill.
The relationship between the governor and the legislature, mainly Wike’s loyalists, soured early in his tenure following political disagreements with his predecessor.
As the matter continued to escalate, the foremost group of elders from the oil producing region, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), had appealed to President Bola Tinubu not to consider any party to the crisis superior.
Wike, who spoke on a live television interview, said if Fubara had, indeed, breached the tenets of the constitution and the House of Assembly deemed the infraction an impeachable offence, then the governor should be impeached.
“If you have committed an offence to be Impeached, what’s wrong? Is it a criminal offence? It’s provided in the constitution. And let me tell you, and I have heard people say, ‘oh, if they impeach him, there’ll be breakdown’ and all that.
“Rubbish. Nonsense. Who is he? Nonsense! Tell me who are the militants? Who is not a militant? Who is born as a militant? No, tell me the person that’s born. The day you were given birth to, they say you’re a militant.
“Who is not a militant? Who cannot blow up the pipeline? Why do you arrogate this power to a certain group of people? The Ijaw people are the only people who can blow a pipeline? What nonsense is that? Who told you Ogoni people cannot break pipeline?"