A Chieftain of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has called on the well-meaning members and elders of the party to quickly do something about the political crisis rocking the Party in Rivers State, saying the crisis may end this democracy if nothing is done to address the issue.

George, who made this call on Friday, 10 May 2024 said the Rivers crisis may turn into a national fire. He cautioned President Bola Tinubu not to treat with kid gloves the threat by some lawmakers in the state House of Assembly to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Quoting Section 109 (1) (g) of the 1999 Constitution which states that a member of the House of Assembly shall vacate his seat if he defects to another party. George maintained that all the PDP lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), have automatically lost their seats “and they are in no position to threaten Governor Fubara”.

“So their plot to commence impeachment proceedings against the governor is already in vain,” he stressed. He added, “Rivers people belong to PDP. Those threatening to impeach the governor are being remote-controlled by some forces. This must stop because if Rivers is set on fire today, that may end this democracy.

“We should remember ‘Operation Wetie’ which started in the defunct Western Region and eventually consumed the nation and ended the First Republic in 1966.”

He continued, “All the actors in this crisis in Rivers should avoid actions likely to cause a breach of peace and breakdown of law and order in our country. Members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of our party should be the elders in the room, act swiftly and nip this crisis in the bud before it consumes everybody.”

“Any move that can truncate this democracy must be stopped immediately. Enough is enough,” he stated.

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