How I was was offered N5 billion bribe to plan Governor ’s impeachment

How I was was offered N5 billion bribe to plan Governor ’s impeachment

Edison Ehie, the chief of staff to Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State, has made explosive claims of a N5 billion bribe attempt aimed at orchestrating the impeachment of his boss.

Speaking on ‘Sunday Politics’ on Channels Television, Ehie revealed that the bribe was offered to him in exchange for his role in the removal of Fubara from office.

Ehie, who served as the factional speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly until January 2024, insisted that he still possesses concrete evidence of the bribery attempt, stating that the details are stored on his 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,” he said.

“It was for impeachment. It’s here. I have it and I have printed it and distributed it, incase in their evil imagination, they decide to attack me. I already have a son and a brother.”

He stated that the offer was made while he served as the majority leader of the Rivers House of Assembly.

Ehie also refuted claims that he was involved in orchestrating the bombing of the Rivers Assembly complex on October 30, 2023, as alleged by George Nwaeke, the former head of service in Rivers.

At a press conference last Friday, Nwaeke had accused the suspended governor of instructing Ehie to set fire to the assembly complex. Nwaeke further claimed that he was at the government house when a bag of money was handed to Edison for the operation, although he was unaware of the amount inside.

During the broadcast, the chief of staff dismissed the accusation as entirely false and politically motivated.

“It is very important to clarify that I was not, I had no hand and was not part of the burning down of the Rivers state house of assembly,” he said.

“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.
“I will not join issues completely with Mr George Nwaeke because I have already instructed my lawyers to file an issue of criminal libel against George Nwaeke and I hope he is very prepared to substantiate his claims and his allegations.”