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Wike: Why removing Fubara will be difficult – Ex-Commissioner
A former Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Austin Tam-George, has said that attempts to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara would be difficult to sustain, citing what he described as the governor’s performance record and the lack of concrete allegations against him.
Tam-George made the remarks on Thursday while speaking on Prime Time on Arise Television, arguing that the impeachment process being initiated against Fubara was to scuttle his chance for a second term.
According to him, Governor Fubara has continued to place the needs of the people at the centre of his administration, with visible interventions in rural development, housing, education and healthcare.
He said this, in his view, has made it difficult for opponents to justify moves to remove the governor from office.
Tam-George also called on the All Progressives Congress, APC, to intervene, arguing that the party should not allow what he described as the humiliation of a sitting governor.
He said: “Well, all I think he needs to do is to do exactly what he’s been doing from the beginning, which is to place the people at the center of gravity of his administration, prioritize the needs of the people, so that the people can see the direct impact of government action in their lives.
“And that’s exactly what he’s doing in terms of rural development, in terms of housing sector transformation, which I mentioned that he is doing the same in education sector and in health.
“So if he continues, if he persists in placing the people’s need at the center of focus of his administration, there is no way they are going to be able to justify this kind of shenanigans.
“Because, if you look very carefully at the so called articles of impeachment, you will see that there is no specificity in terms of any infraction by the governor or his deputy.
“What they are trying to do is to make sure they scuttle the administration so that the governor doesn’t then get to the point where he will be seeking a second term.
“Let me be clear, just two days ago, Nyesom Wike was at one of the local governments, and he made it clear in a moment of epiphany, he made it clear that, look, if Governor Fubara were to get a second term in office, it will amount to his own political burial.
“So all of these things that we are seeing the so called impeachment proceedings they’ve initiated, it’s actually an effort to try to scuttle the prospects of the governor coming for a second term, and I don’t see how they will succeed.
“If you look at the so called articles of impeachment, as I said, they lack specificity in terms of the kind of infraction that they allege that the governor has committed. He has done nothing wrong, and they will see how the process will play out.
“My sense, and in fact, if I were to advise the governor, my sense is that he should just maintain the people, retain the people at the center of gravity of his administration, meet their needs, run a transparent administration as he always done, and then the truth will come out, and he will be able to defend the administration.
“I think the the governing APC should also step in because they can’t possibly allow the governor of the office with probably one of the best performance records in the country to be humiliated by some of these members of the assembly.”
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Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has declared that it has constituted a reconciliation committee ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The committee is expected to pacify all the aggrieved members of the party who are not happy with recent developments in the party across the state.
The party made the assertion via a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Wasiu Sadare.
The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Sunday in Ibadan, the state capital.
DAILY POST reports that primary elections of the party have been held in the state.
It was learnt that some stakeholders within the party are not happy with the outcomes of the elections.
The party, in the statement issued on Sunday, explained that it has set up the committee to resolve the issues.
Sadare, in the statement, noted that the committee consists of elders, chieftains, and leaders of the party.
Members of the committee, according to Sadare, are Senators Olufemi Lanlehin, Brimo Yusuf and Hosea Agboola; Chief Akin Oke; former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Professor Afolabi Oladapo; Engineer Idris Adeoye; Pa Timothy Jolaoso; Chief Olukemi Alao-Akala; Dr. Adebayo Adewusi; Hon. Gunju Ojo; and Dr. Adekemi Opatunde.
The rest are Aare Abisoye Fagade, Alhaji Kamorudeen Ajisafe, Abu Gbadamosi, Isiaka Alimi, Prince Niran Adeyoju, Alhaji Yinka Folarin, Chief Emmanuel Olaoye, Alhaji Mufutau Adisa, Alhaji Sule Ajibade, Prof. Abideen Olaiya, Engr. Dayo Lawal, Hon. Ibrahim Bolomope, Mrs. Mabel Williams, Hon. Jelili Agboola, Hon. Kehinde Oloya, Chief Goke Oyetunji, Hon. Ramota Okemakinde, Hon. Raji Rasaki, Dr. Segun Ajanaku, Hon. Shakiru Fagunwa, Barrister Abduwaheed Lawal, Hon. Esther Adedokun, and Hon. Obatunde Oladapo.
Sadare, in the statement, added that the committee members are to find ways to ensure peace and harmony within the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He said that the major mandate of the committee is to address grievances and complaints being raised by some of the aspirants and other key stakeholders of the party.
Sadare also disclosed that the committee, which is expected to be inaugurated next week by the state chairman of the party, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, will be mandated to reach out to all those who obtained expression of interest and nomination forms of the party but were unable to secure the party’s tickets.
Sadare said, “The Reconciliation Committee, upon its inauguration later this week, would be given the task to meet with all relevant stakeholders, including aspirants who feel dissatisfied by the outcome of the recent primaries which produced APC candidates for the next general elections, and it is hoped that this effort would bring about the desired peace and unity for our great party to win big at the polls next year.”
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Lawmaker representing the Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo, has officially resigned from the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 2, 2026, and addressed to the ADC Ward Chairman in Galadimawa Ward, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The lawmaker attributed his decision to the party’s lingering internal crisis and protracted legal disputes at the national level.
In the letter sighted on Sunday by our correspondent, Onawo said his resignation takes effect from June 15, 2026.
The lawmaker said the persistent internal wrangling and legal battles within the party made it difficult for him to pursue the developmental mandate entrusted to him by the electorate.
“It is driven by my firm belief that the prevailing circumstances within the current party structure and the endless legal battles it is currently embroiled in no longer provide the cohesion, support, and enabling environment for me to focus squarely on effectively representing my constituents and to fully realise the developmental and progressive mandate they entrusted to me,” he said.
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Former Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senatorial aspirant for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Aisha Yesufu, says any vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, is for terrorists to continue in the country.
Yesufu made this remark in a statement posted on her verified X handle on Sunday.
This is as the rate of insecurity in the country has significantly increased with killings and abductions across the country.
The human rights activist also charged every Nigerian above 18 years old to get their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs.
According to her, the miracle people have been praying for is more accessible with their PVCs
“Any vote for APC is vote for these terrorists to continue what they are doing,” the co-convener of BringBackOurGirls Movement said.
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