A former Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Austin Tam-George, has described the ongoing moves to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara as weak and unlikely to succeed, citing the governor’s performance record and the absence of concrete allegations against him.
Tam-George spoke on Thursday during the Prime Time programme on Arise Television, where he argued that the impeachment process was politically motivated and aimed at truncating Fubara’s chances of securing a second term in office.
According to him, Governor Fubara has consistently placed the welfare of the people at the core of his administration, with visible interventions in rural development, housing, education and healthcare across the state.
He noted that these achievements have made it difficult for opponents to convincingly justify any attempt to remove the governor from office.
Tam-George further urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to step in, warning that the party should not allow what he termed the humiliation of a sitting governor.
He maintained that the governor should remain focused on people-centred governance, stressing that sustained delivery of dividends of democracy would expose the weakness of the impeachment bid.
He argued that a careful review of the alleged articles of impeachment reveals a lack of specificity and clear infractions against either the governor or his deputy, describing the process as an attempt to destabilise the administration.
Tam-George also claimed that the ultimate objective of the move was to prevent Fubara from consolidating his administration ahead of a possible second term, adding that recent political comments by former governor Nyesom Wike underscored fears about Fubara’s growing political strength.
