Okonkwo wants Ibas probed after presiding over Rivers emergency rule

Bayo Wahab

Actor and lawyer, Kenneth Okonkwo, has called for a probe into the six-month medication of Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas successful Rivers State pursuing the suspension of exigency regularisation and the reinstatement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Speaking connected Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily connected Monday, Okonkwo alleged that the exigency regularisation was unnecessary and created country for “strangers” to mismanage the state’s resources. 

“Every different authorities successful Nigeria should larn from this. When you are disunited successful your state, strangers volition beryllium brought successful to siphon your resources. This authorities of exigency was uncalled for, it was unnecessary,” helium said.

Okonkwo questioned large fiscal decisions nether Ibas, citing a arguable allocation of N22 cardinal for the installation of CCTV astatine the Rivers State Government House.

Are you trying to spot the backstage portion of an ant? What’s the meaning of that CCTV? That’s siphoning the money. He should beryllium probed. Accountability, transparency, inclusiveness and innovation — these are the hormones of democracy. He has to beryllium probed each 1 kobo,” helium declared.

He further criticised the creation of decision-makers during the exigency period, arguing that nary were from Rivers State. 

“Have you noticed that each the radical that decided the destiny of Rivers State connected this authorities of exigency were each strangers, whether President Tinubu from Lagos oregon Osun, arsenic the lawsuit whitethorn be, oregon the Senate President from Akwa Ibom, oregon the House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas from Kaduna State, oregon the Chief Justice of the Federation from Lagos State, oregon Ibok-Ete Ibas. Now, these radical are each alien to Rivers State.,” Okonkwo stated.

Rear Admiral Ibas had presided implicit the state’s affairs for six months aft the imposition of exigency rule, which has present been lifted to let Governor Fubara instrumentality to office.

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