BY GEORGE AZUNDA KAZI-CHINDA
If the Supreme Court had the power to impeach Governor Fubara, they wouldn’t have wasted a second in doing so. However, they stripped him naked and handed him over to Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker of 10th Assembly and his 26 colleagues to firmly squeeze and tweak his balls as they deem necessary until he capitulates. The justices frowned at the governor’s actions, which were geared towards stifling the legislature in the state and rule like an autocrat. They foresaw a time when the governor would also tamper with the judicial arm of the government in the state, and if nothing is done to nip it in the bud, it’s only a matter of time before the judicial arm in the state suffers the consequences of the executive rascality, headed by the governor.
The masterstroke is the stopping of statutory allocations from the Federation Account into Rivers State. Additionally, the ban on him prohibits spending from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), which may include the Internally Generated Revenues (IGRs). If Martin and his colleagues hadn’t instituted a case seeking to compel the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General of the Federation to release allocations to Rivers State, the Governor would still not have accepted working with the legally constituted Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) members.
There shall be forgiveness, but there must also be atonement and restitution for the sins committed against the family. Without it, the scorpion may sting again, and by then, you will be at fault for lacking discernment and the ability to cage the scorpion when the opportunity presented itself.
