“This is the price that Nigerians have to pay for having tolerance for dictators.”

It wrote national chairman Ganduje that the governorship candidate was abandoned when he needed the party most.

Seven commissioners loyal to the former governor and current FCT minister have given up their appointments.

Fubara’s bill signing ceremony was held in the conference room of the Governor’s office.

Sonko contends that he is a victim of a concerted effort to obstruct his presidential candidacy.

He said numerous documents had been forensically examined and found to be forgeries.

Liborous Oshoma, however, said that the 27 defectors ceased to be members of the Rivers House of Assembly once their seats were declared vacant.

He commended President Tinubu for providing succour to Ondo State “at our critical time of cloud and need”.

“The government will ensure there is peace and stability for all Nigerians including Rivers State, but you can’t say that this is a creation of the federal government.”

He also called on president Tinubu to intervene in the crisis rocking the state and also to call Wike to order.

The budget was presented to five members of the House, without the 27 others that recently defected to the APC from the PDP.

The APC lawyer also revealed he takes briefs from PDP members, as APC didn’t give him any briefs.

It said they’ve lost their rights to the seats as members of the state house of assembly.

The legislators gave the divisionqa within the PDP as the reason for their defection.

“He must resign as a minister. He cannot hold the two offices at the same time,” says PDP’s Ologunagba.

“Mr. President, I think there is need to act fast because we have seen that despite your good intentions, the crisis is brewing much tension rather than abating.”

The retired field marshal overthrew Morsi in 2013 to become the fifth president from the Egyptian army, before landslide victories in 2014 and 2018 with 96% of the vote.

“As was noticed, the Labour Party was not represented at the meeting in question and therefore couldn’t have been part of the coalition as suggested…”

“If we do not do this for the purpose of improvement as a multi party democracy, we will have a one party system.”

He said he appreciates his loyalty, dedication and the commitment he has shown over time.