The Rivers State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has refuted recent allegations made against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his allies by the state’s former Head of Service, George Nweke, describing them as baseless and politically motivated.
Speaking at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, the party’s acting chairman, Robinson Nname-Ewor, accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of orchestrating the claims to create chaos in the state and strain relations between Governor Fubara and President Bola Tinubu.
Recall that Nweke had alleged that Governor Fubara was involved in various incidents, including an alleged plan to bomb the Speaker’s residence, the bombing of the Assembly auditorium, and other controversial claims. However, Nname-Ewor dismissed these allegations, stating that they were driven by Nweke’s personal interests and lack factual backing.
“President Bola Tinubu should ignore the statement from the former head of service it is the devise of the FCT Minister and his ambition to destabilize the state. George Nweke lied when he claimed that he was with the Governor, when he handed over bag of money to Edison Ehie to bomb the House of assembly. The true position is that when the bombing ancient took place men of the Nigeria police made over 7 arrests, transferred the suspects to force Headquarters Abuja. The suspects were charged to court in Abuja and remanded in kuje correctional Centre for over eight months. They were later transferred to port Harcourt division of the federal high court. They were equally remanded in the port Harcourt correctional Centre. Because of lack of diligent prosecution by the police, the sitting judge struck out and dismissed the case early this year and the suspects were set free so Accusing the Governor, Edison and Chijioke Ihunwo of being responsible for the bombing is neither here nor there.
“Nweke also lied when he claimed that there was an attempt to bomb the residence of the speaker. That day a group of Rivers youths were on protest on the wake of the Fubara impeachment sage in 2023 and matched through the street of Mr. Speaker’s residence, the police also arrested over a hundred youths and charged them to Court. What I cannot state now is the status of the case in Court. His claim that there was an attempt by the Governor to bomb the Speakers residence cannot be substantiated.
“Nweke also lied when he claimed that the Governor wants to demolish the House of assembly Quarters auditorium where the Assembly sits. Can Nweke Simply tell Rivers People and Nigerians why the Governor has not demolished the Auditorium upto today”.
The PDP acting chairman also noted that Nweke knows what he is doing and was only following the scripts giving to him by his master’s and was never under any duress while doing so.
“The Head of Service, Dr George Nweke was forced to resign.
Nweke highly Compromised and a Serial betrayer became a ready tool in the
hands of the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, to carry out a Campaign of Calumny,
Libel defamation and distortion of facts against our Governor and his team, the chairman of PDP Governors forum, Senator Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Ijaw nation, Militants etc. By my own assessment Nweke is not under any Spell nor under duress. He is a career civil servant in the civil service
of Rivers State, whose career span over 40 years’ service in the state civil service. He rose to the apex of the civil service. Therefore he knows exactly what he has
done. Mr. Nwaeke procured fight ticket trom Phc-Abj, left his house on his own,
boarded his flight, landed in Abuja and headed straight to his destination”.
Nname-Ewor also raised concerns about the appointment of a sole administrator in the state following the declaration of a state of emergency by President Tinubu on March 18, 2025. According to him, the administrator’s actions have been focused on dismantling the governance structures put in place by Governor Fubara rather than restoring peace and order.
“Recall that on March 18th, 2025, our dear President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR Proclaimed a state of emergency on the state of Rivers, Suspend the Governor and State house of Assembly for a period of six months and appointed a Sole Administrator. The
Purpose according to the President is to restore peace and order. But as we all
know, there is no breakdown of Law and order in the state. The state is not under
war, there is no threat of war or a natural Disaster that should warrant a
declaration of a state of Emergency. Therefore the Sole Administrator Since
assumption of office has no work to do. The Administrator is merely engaged in
dismantling of all Governance Structure put in place by our Governor Siminalayi
Fubara, Chief of Staff to Government house, Sacking of all Commissioners and Special advisers, Suspension of all Chairmen and Members of Boards and
parastatals of Government, Suspension of Rivers State Council of Traditional
rulers, and requesting head of Local Government Administration to submit
nominal rolls and activities over the past 2 years Are all these restoration of peace and order ? The answer is No”.
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