The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has issued a stern warning, stating that any attempt to impeach Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara will have significant economic consequences for Nigeria.

The warning comes in response to the blockade of the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex, which prevented governor Fubara from presenting the 2025 budget as mandated by the Supreme Court.

Vanguard reports that the INC also strongly criticized the actions of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying that he cannot incite a tribal conflict between the Ikwerre and Ijaw ethnic groups through his remarks and political maneuvering.

Reacting to the ongoing political crisis on Wednesday, INC President Professor Benjamin Okaba accused lawmakers of prioritizing Wike’s personal interests over the welfare of Rivers residents.

“These lawmakers are acting this way because Wike personally financed their election. He handpicked them, and he said so publicly. That is why I am not surprised by their behavior,” Okaba stated.

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He also condemned the blockade at the Assembly Complex, stressing that Fubara’s decision to comply with the Supreme Court ruling should not be mistaken for weakness.

“Some people say Sim Fubara is weak, but he is only respecting the rule of law. He assured the President that he would implement the Supreme Court’s judgment, so why should the lawmakers block him from entering the Assembly?”

Professor Okaba warned that any unlawful or politically motivated impeachment of Fubara would face strong opposition.

“If they go ahead and impeach Sim Fubara recklessly, we will resist it. The consequences will be too heavy for the entire country to bear. This is not a threat, it is a reality,” he declared.

Addressing Wike’s recent comments about the Ijaw nation, Okaba dismissed them as provocative but ineffective in creating ethnic division.

“Ikwerre and Ijaw will never go to war because of Wike. The Ikwerre people have already apologized to the Ijaw nation for Wike’s behavior toward Fubara,” he stated.

He further added: “If the President of Ogbakor Ikwerre, my contemporary, had spoken, I would have responded differently. But since it is Wike, I will not dignify him with a reply. Ikwerre is not at war with Ijaw, Wike is simply at war with himself.”

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