The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Thursday, held a press conference wherein 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.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

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.

Signed

Martins Wachukwu

Special Assistant On Media To The Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of the only son of the former State Deputy Governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

The deceased, a medical doctor, Oluwafemi Olawale Adefulire, reportedly died early on Wednesday, after undergoing an undisclosed surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE.

The incident has obviously unsettled the political circle across the states and family members.

In a condolence message on Thursday by Lagos APC Spokesman, Seye Oladejo, the party expressed shock over the sudden loss of the son of a respected leader of the party in Alimosho area and the state in general.

When contacted, Oladejo stated: “It’s sadly true. The kind of incident most dreadful for parents. APC is devastated.

“Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire is an exceptionally good person. The entire party structure has been thrown into mourning over this humongous tragedy. May his precious soul rest in peace.”
The bereaved mother, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, is a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, having served as Lagos State Deputy Governor from 2011 to 2015 during former Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration.

She is the current Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a position she was reappointed to in September 2023 after previously holding it under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Orelope-Adefulire, a princess, is a 65-year-old administrator and social worker who hails from a royal family, has had a distinguished career in public service spanning over two decades, including serving as Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation from 2003 to 2011.

She remains an influential grassroots politician and the APC Political Apex Leader of Alimosho Federal Constituency, as well as a prominent member of the Lagos State Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, the highest decision-making organ of Lagos APC.

As at press time, further information and details about burial arrangements were yet to be released by the bereaved family.

Details later…

Fubara sent his attack dogs against us, he is failing – Rivers Speaker, Amaewhule....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, has chided the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing him as a failed leader.

Amaewhule made the remark on Thursday at a press conference in Port Harcourt while addressing the governor’s recent outbursts.

Fubara, who spoke at an event on Wednesday, claimed that he had made efforts to meet with the lawmakers but was waiting for party leaders to convene the agreed reconciliation meeting.

His comment followed the renewed face-off between him and members of the Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

Addressing the governor’s claims, Amaewhule told journalists that there has been a series of meetings with the governor, alleging that the governor is deliberately undermining the Assembly.

He accused the governor of sending attack dogs to insult members of the Assembly on social media and radio stations.

The Speaker said, “At the moment, the governor is failing; he doesn’t want to be a leader. A leader would want to bring people together and make peace.

“The outburst yesterday doesn’t show leadership at all. Disparaging the FCT Minister is not leadership at all. Sending his attack dogs, all those his media thugs, to insult us on social media is not helping the governor.

“All those things are not in the best interest of Rivers State people.”