The Chief of Staff to suspended Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie has alleged that he was offered N5 billion to coordinate the impeachment process of Governor Siminalayi Fubara
Ehie while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics said he has the evidence of the bribe offer stored on his mobile phone.
“I can also open my phone to show you, in the beginning of October 2023, when they approached me with a bribe of N5 billion. It is here in my phone.
“It was for impeachment. It’s here. I have it and I have printed it and distributed it, in case, in their evil imagination, they decide to attack me. I already have a son and a brother,” he said.
The Chief of Staff said the offer was made while he was serving as the majority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Ehie also denied claims that he mastermind the bombing of the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex on October 30, 2023, on the order of Governor Fubara
Insight Media gathered that this allegation was made by the former Head of Service in the state, George Nwaeke while granting a press conference last Friday.
Nwaeke alleged Ehie of collecting a bag full of money handed over to him at the Government House to execute the operation, though he admitted that he did not know the amount inside.
Ehie while dismissing the claims said the allegation was false and politically motivated, bs said, “It is very important to clarify that I had no hand and was not part of the burning down of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
“Like everyone else, I woke up in the early hours of 30th of October 2023 to hear of the burning down of the Rivers State House of Assembly.”
Ehie further stated that he had instructed his legal team to file a lawsuit against Nwaeke for criminal libel and defamation of character.
“I will not join issues completely with Mr. George Nwaeke because I have already instructed my lawyers to file an issue of criminal libel and defamation of character against him, and I hope he is very prepared to substantiate his claims and his allegations,” he said.
Rivers State has been in turmoil since Governor Fubara falls out with his predecessor who is the current minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike.
On March 18, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the state and suspends the governor, deputy and members of House of Assembly members.
However, a week later, on March 26, the sole administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, suspended all political officeholders in the state
