APC Rebukes Fubara for Disparaging Rivers Lawmakers
“Reckless statement...”
The All Progressives Congress (APC) claims that Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara's claim that there are no members of the state assembly is careless.
According to Fubara's statement on Monday, the members of the Rivers state house of assembly are there because of his acknowledgement.
Fubara has been at odds with members of the Rivers state assembly for the last few months.
The division between the governor and Nyesom Wike, the federal capital territory (FCT) minister, has caused the Rivers assembly members to adopt partisanship.
The state house of assembly is an institution of the constitution, according to a statement made on Friday by Felix Morka, the APC spokesperson.
“Governor Fubara's declaration that the Rivers State House of Assembly does not exist is not only reckless, it is a direct affront to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria," the statement reads.
“The House of Assembly is a creation of the Constitution, and vested with the legislative authority of the state.
“The constitutionally entrenched principle of separation of powers among the three arms of government guarantees essential checks and balances required to ensure observance of the rule of law. The rule of law is indispensable to democracy and constitutional order.
“If his declaration that the House of Assembly is nonexistent is based on the fact that the 27 members who decamped from PDP to APC have lost their seats, then Governor Fubara is sorely misled.
“The members of the Assembly were elected by the good people of Rivers state in the same manner that Fubara was elected Governor.
“The Assembly does not exist at the Governor's pleasure or fanciful whims. The legislature is at the core of the idea of democracy. It is co- equal with the executive and judicial arms of government.
“The constitutionally entrenched principle of separation of powers among the three arms of government guarantees essential checks and balances required to ensure observance of the rule of law. The rule of law is indispensable to democracy and constitutional order.
“If his declaration that the House of Assembly is nonexistent is based on the fact that the 27 members who decamped from PDP to APC have lost their seats, then Governor Fubara is sorely misled.”
According to Morka, Fubara's purported attack on the house of assembly and its leadership is a disrespectful gesture towards a court's decision.
“Governor Fubara's quest to repudiate the Constitution and govern in denial of the existence of the state legislature is, in and of itself, among other grounds, an impeachable offence,” he said.
“We strongly counsel Governor Fubara to submit himself to the dictates of the constitution and the rule of law.”
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