Wike opens up on plot to impeach Rivers Governor Fubara

The federal capital territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, November 24, said supposing he was the mastermind of the plot to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state, the latter did not even bother to call him via phone.

Wike said this while speaking during a media chat in Abuja, monitored by Legit.ng.

During the chat, Wike, the immediate past Rivers governor, spoke on the tense political situation in his state.

He said: "If they (the state house of assembly members) are impeaching you, did you call me? Assuming I'm the one who plotted it, for example. "Did you call me, 'sir, they want to impeach me o (sic)'."

Watch a snapshot of Wike's interview below:

Wike accuses Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara of burning the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex. pic.twitter.com/8QNw8DTVSe

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INC Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Ijaw National Congress (INC) cautioned Wike for insinuating he owns a “political structure” in Rivers state.

INC stated that political structures should not and cannot be anyone’s personal property, adding that political architecture is transient — just like power.

The group in a statement signed by its President, Professor Benjamin Ogele Okaba, stated that Wike served out his two tenures "peacefully without being terrorised and haunted by his major benefactors".