The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Thursday, held a press conference whenin it debunked the false narrative being bandied about that the Governor has not met with the members of the House since the lifting of the emergency rule because the political leader of the State, who is the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike has not called for a meeting between the Governor and the House Members.
The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule made the debunk while addressing the media to correct the wrong narrative, and to straighten what he called the bare-faced lies spewed by Gov. Siminialayi Fubara in his recent outing.
The Speaker referenced the speech of the Governor where he alluded that his inability to meet with the Members of the House was predicated on the refusal of the FCT Minister to call for such a meeting.
Rt. Hon. Amaewhule stated that shortly after the termination of the emergency rule in the State, there was a meeting between some principal officers and the Governor including some stakeholders. He went further to say that about three of such meetings have been facilitated by Minister Wike but Gov. Fubara has refused to implement any of the resolutions reached in all the meetings.
The Speaker wondered how many meetings would be enough for the Governor to act responsibly; adding that the Governor’s outburst during a project commissioning on Wednesday was condemnable and urged the governor to grow up as a leader.
Rt. Hon Amaewhule advised the Governor to be more mature in dealing with the resources of the State, stressing that his tantrums against Minister Wike will not help him in any way.
The Speaker reiterated the commitment of the House irrespective of party affiliation to the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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Martins Wachukwu
Special Assistant On Media To The Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly
December, Thursday 11, 2025.
