The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers, Chief Tony Okocha on Wednesday, stated that the recent claim by the former Rivers State Head of Service, George Nwaeke, that the suspended Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, were behind the bombing of the state House of Assembly has validated their earlier position.
He made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja.
Okocha, an ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was reacting to an earlier claim by Nwaeke that he witnessed a bag of money being handed over to him by the governor to allegedly burn down the Assembly Complex along Moscow Road in Port Harcourt.
The camp of Fubara, through Ehie, has since denied the allegation, saying Nwaeke was not in the right frame of mind when he made the allegation.
But Okocha insisted that Nwaeke’s open confession on the live television show did not come to the Rivers APC as a surprise.
He said, “Nwaeke’s account further corroborates the position of Rivers APC that Fubara is the architect of the entire political crisis in the state, leading to the swift declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu to restore order and forestall a total breakdown of peace.
“The truth is like broad daylight, which shines through the darkness and repels darkness to bring forth daylight. It is important to state here, for the purpose of emphasis and clarity, that Nwaeke, as the Head of Service at the time, was the number three man in the State. As such, his account cannot be hearsay.
“Taxpayers’ money in Rivers State was wasted in a way and manner that cannot be forgotten in a hurry amidst scarce resources and global economic crunch. The Supreme Court put it rightly in its unanimous judgment delivered on 28th February 2025 by describing Fubara as a “dictator.” Yes, he was a dictator!”
Continuing, Okocha called on security agencies to investigate the claim and bring all those involved, whether directly or indirectly, to book. The APC chairman also berated those criticising Nwaeke for airing his mind.
“The APC in Rivers State is strong in its belief that the relevant security agencies will be professional enough to get to the root cause of this whole matter and make such public. The verbal attacks staged against the resigned HoS will not deter the statesman from unveiling the rot of Sim Fubara’s, which we harped on as the opposition political party. On this matter, APC shall function as watchdogs”, he stated.
