According to Speaker Amaewhule, “First and foremost, the governor lied when he said he hasn’t been able to meet with members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
“We met with the governor, first in the house of the FCT minister and secondly in the house of Ferdinand Alabraba, yet he has failed on the terms of the meetings”.
Amaewhule also accused Mr Fubara of spending “lavishly” and awarding contracts to his cronies and refusing to obtain approval from the assembly.
He claimed that the outgone Sole Administrator of the state, Ibok-Ete Ibas, left over N600 billion in the state’s treasury inherited by the governor on his return after the emergency rule.
The speaker also accused the governor of allegedly plotting to use Rivers funds to buy off the lawmakers.
“The governor needs to know that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly are not for sale,” he said.
He equally alleged that the governor was “disparaging the person of Mr Wike” through his comments.
“Disparaging the FCT minister will not help him,” he said.
He asked the governor to endeavour to be “acting as a leader” and stop sending his media aides to attack the lawmakers.
Amaewhule, however, expressed commitment to serving the interests of Rivers people and abiding by the peace process that was initiated by the president.
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