By Daniel Tyokua
A factional PDP caretaker chairman in Rivers state, Dr. Nname Ewor, has accused Gov Siminalayi Fubara of deceiving them into believing he would. wrestle power from FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, only to abandon PDP.
Ewor claims Fubara boasted that President Bola Tinubu will force lawmakers to pass budget & make Wike work for Fubara’s reelection.
He also said rather than following the path of peace after the end of the emergency rule, the Governor was boasting that Tinubu will not only force the State House of Assembly members to pass budget, he will also force Wike to work for his (Fubara) reelection.
The PDP Chairman while fielding questions from journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday, also demanded that the Rivers people must know the full content of the agreement reached before Mr President lifted the emergency rule.
“The mandate he (Fubara) is holding was given to him by Rivers people, and all his actions and inactions affects all those whose mandate he is holding. Therefore, it is incumbent on him at this material time to fully disclose to Rivers people all the agreement he entered into in a peace deal brokered by Tinubu before the emergency Rule was lifted.
“First, you will agree with me that the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara was elected by Rivers People for a period of four years. Within his first one year in office, there was a disagreement between him and the members of the State House of Assembly.
This disagreement led to the bombing of the hallowed Chambers of the Assembly. The events of this disagreement and bombing of the Assembly led to a peace pact brokered by the President. This agreement broke down, plunging the state into a protracted political crises, cumulating into a declaration of a State of Emergency in March 2025.
“While this disagreement was on, a lot of us were deceived into believing so many things that were not true. In other words, the governor deceived us. Rather than give us the true pictures of things, we were led with propaganda and lies, making us to believe that the governor will wrestle political control from Wike.
“During the period of the Emergency Rule, another round of peace pact was brokered by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Unlike the previous peace pact, where an eight point agenda was signed, the current peace pact was not documented and Rivers people were not on the know. Again the peace agreement between the Governor, the FCT Minister and the State House of Assembly collapsed. This led to the defection of the Governor from the PDP to the APC.
in December 2025. As a political party, we challenged the Declaration of the State of Emergency in the Supreme Court to protect our mandate. Today, the Governor has taken our mandate to the All Progressive Congress, which with all intent and purpose is not proper.
“Rather than follow the path of peace so as to ensure smooth running of government, the Governor has been boasting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not only force the State House of Assembly members to pass the budget, the President will also force Wike to work for his (Fubara) reelection.
