Fubara is legally empowered to probe you – Wike informed

Wahab Shittu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria says it is within the rights of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara to probe into the government of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.

Shittu made the comment in an interview on Channels Television which MyNigeria monitored on Tuesday, May 14.

According to him, the Rivers State Commission of Enquiry Act and the Nigerian Constitution empower Fubara to investigate any government including that of Wike.

He said, “If you look at the Rivers State Commission of Enquiry Act (Section 1), the governor of Rivers State has powers to probe the former governor.”

Recall that Governor Fubara on Monday, May 13 announced plans to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the governance of the state.

He also swore in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state shortly after the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was screened and confirmed by the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House of Assembly.

He stated that the state is in a critical situation where it has become obvious that the political crisis cannot be resolved.

“Why are we bringing you in at this very critical time? You have a big task. As it is today, in the local parlance, they say the jungle has matured.

“We will be setting a panel of inquiry to investigate the affairs of governance. So brace up. I am not going back on it,” he added.

The governor accused his opponents of deliberately sabotaging his administration while he was hoping that the issue in the state would be resolved amicably.

He vowed to make tough decisions moving forward no matter how hurtful they would seem.