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    Fubara will have ‘zero’ powers when he resumes as Rivers Gov — Tonye Cole

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    By Adam Mosadioluwa

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    Fubara will have ‘zero’ powers when he resumes as Rivers Gov — Tonye Cole

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole, has stated that Siminalayi Fubara will return to office with no powers when his suspension as Governor of Rivers State is lifted on Thursday.

    Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Cole said Fubara would not be able to take decisions independently as governor.

    Cole, who was the APC governorship candidate in the 2023 election, noted that Rivers, a key state in Nigeria, now has a governor whose authority is limited.

    “We cannot be in a situation where we have an elected governor of a state, like Rivers State, which is a very critical state not just for the people of Rivers but Nigeria as a whole, and what you then see is that you have an elected governor that has zero powers. I don’t think it portends well at all,” Cole said.

    “It’s extremely difficult, and I think the governor will be finding himself in a very difficult situation. First of all, the way politics has played out in Nigeria, almost every situation is that a governor, in leaving office, looks for somebody who he believes can continue whatever agenda they had moving forward.

    “But time and time again, we find out that where the new governor or whoever has come in as governor is left alone to run his administration, then things progress.

    “However, when such doesn’t happen…almost always we have ended up in this whole godfather-godson fight, and it’s never been good for democracy.

    “Everywhere that fight has occurred, the people have tended to suffer a lot more. My prayer is that as we come back, because we don’t know what we’re going to see starting from tomorrow, the one thing that we are sure about is that the governor is not in a position to make any decisions,” he added.

    Cole advised Fubara to seek an understanding with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, so that he can make some decisions as governor despite the circumstances.

    “What I would do if I were him would be to now sit down with the honourable minister and appeal for some leeway to allow certain decisions to be taken by me as governor, and others to be taken by him, whatever peace agreement they had.

    “The truth is that we do not know the details of that peace agreement, so I cannot tell the extent or the limits of the powers that he has now.”

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