Former Rivers State governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that his estranged successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, should be impeached if found guilty of any impeachable offense.

Speaking during a live media chat on Wednesday, Wike dismissed concerns over the possibility of impeachment, asserting that it is not a criminal act.

“Politics is not play. If he has done something to be impeached, let them impeach him. It’s not a criminal offense,” he said.

He also criticized the notion that a small faction of lawmakers could pass legislation, indirectly referencing pro-Fubara members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

“I cannot believe that in this country, we are now at the point where Nigerians are talking about where three members of the House will sit and make a law, and they are talking about going to the Supreme Court. Do we need to go to work?” Wike questioned.

The political crisis in Rivers State escalated following a Supreme Court ruling that recognized 27 lawmakers loyal to Wike and nullified the local government elections conducted in the state in October 2024.

Wike commended those who opposed what he described as illegality, emphasizing that elected officials should not be treated as subordinates.

“Speakers and Assembly members are not our children; they were elected; they are not your boys or your girls. You sit with them and play with them. I traveled with my Speakers, and I created relationships. It’s not a master-servant thing,” he said.

He also recalled how an elder statesman, Ferdinand Alabararba, who championed the emergence of an Ijaw governor, was later disrespected by the person he supported.

“This elder statesman cried; he almost cried. This boy later insulted this elder statesman; now he can’t go back to him for help. Ordinarily, these are the people who will call the family people. Forget about me,” Wike added.