Video Showing Fubara Supervising Demolition of Rivers Assembly Emerges A video has unfolded showing Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara closely observing as bulldozers demolish the State House of Assembly complex.
In the footage, the governor who has now been suspended, is seen wearing a blue shirt and a pair of jeans while monitoring the demolition.
Fubara has been at the centre of a political upheaval which has pitted him against his former godfather and predecessor, Nyesom Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
The state government previously upheld the demolition, citing damage from a fire in late 2023 and structural defects in the building. However, Wike’s allies suggest the move was a strategy to prevent Fubara’s impeachment, as most lawmakers are aligned with Wike.
Recently, former Head of the Rivers State Civil Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, has implicated Governor Fubara of ordering the bombing of the Assembly complex in 2023 to hinder his impeachment.
Speaking at the news briefing on Friday, Nwaeke purported he witnessed money being handed to former Assembly leader Edison Ehie, who later became Fubara’s Chief of Staff, to carry out the attack.
He suggested, “First, it all began with the Rivers State House of Assembly, where Governor Siminalayi Fubara directed his Chief of Staff (Edison Ehie) to burn down the Assembly to avert his impeachment. That evening, Edison was in Government House with two other boys, containing the former Chairman of Obio/Akpor LGA, one Chijioke.
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“I was there with them when a bag of money was handed over to Edison for that operation, for all that I do not know the sum inside. I require to inform the people of Rivers State today that the House of Assembly Complex on Moscow Road was deliberately brought down by Edison Ehie under the instructions of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. I oppose him to an open clash, and I will provide more details.”
Nwaeke further claimed that there was an attempt to demolish the residential quarters of Assembly members, which was only prevented by public outcry.
He purported, “Another attempt was likewise made to render null the residential quarters of the House of Assembly members. If not for the press conference held there by Rivers youths, Rivers elders, and National Assembly members, that would have been another barbaric demolition in Rivers State.
“I realised that they in fact needed to demolish that second building because, weeks later, he personally informed me that if he had known earlier, he would have pulled down their hall before targeting the residential quarters of the Assembly. He didn’t realise they had such a beautiful hall where they are now holding their sittings.
“I was shocked and asked myself: how could a man who needs to lead his people be destroying state assets and wasting public funds on the needless subjectiveness fight.
Nwaeke claims he has evidence to encourage his allegations and intends to present it to security agencies. However, it has not been independently corroborated whether he has disclosed to authorities.
Meanwhile, the camp of Governor Fubara has rejected the accusations, claiming that Nwaeke is spreading lies against the governor in interchange for financial incentives from political opponents.
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Published 4/1/2025