Edison Ehie, the current chief of staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and a former factional speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly, claims he was bribed to remove the governor.
Remember that when Ehie assumed office as speaker in October 2023, Lawmakers who supported the Federal Capital Territory’s minister, Nyesom Wike, were striving to oust Fubara from his position.
The impeachment proceedings were halted after President Tinubu mediated a peace deal.
The rift between Fubara and Wike has continued to divide the Rivers Assembly as Governor Fubara stormed the quarters of the speakers last week.
Speaking at a gathering in Rivers’ Ahoada East neighbourhood, Ehie stated he turned down the money offered to remove Fubara from office
He reportedly said: “They invited me, your son, to impeach the governor and I told them clearly, I was not interested”
“They gave me all the money that was hidden before, which I rejected. And because I refused, they conspired and declared me wanted.”