I was offered money to impeach Governor — Former Speaker makes revelations
A former speaker of a faction in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, has confessed to being offered money to impeach State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
Ehie was speaker of the faction which got dissolved after President Bola Tinubu intervened in the crisis and both Wike and Fubara camps signed a peace accord.
The former speaker, who is now Chief of Staff to the governor Fubara, was majority leader of the assembly when the first move was made to impeach the Governor.
He and a few others kicked against the move, forcing them to break away from the majority lawmakers who are loyal to Former Governor and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
Ehie who spoke at an event in Ahoada East area of Rivers State over the weekend, said he was offered money to impeach the governor.
However, he did not reveal the identities of those who offered him money, but he noted that he refused to accept the offer.
He 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.”
In October 2023, there was an explosion at the state assembly building while lawmakers were reportedly considering impeaching Fubara.
Led by Martin Amaewhule, the lawmakers had filed criminal complaints with the Rivers State Police Command concerning the invasion and arson of the assembly chambers by unidentified individuals.
