By Titilope Adako

The political crisis in Rivers State has taken a new twist as Florence Nwaeke, wife of former Head of Rivers State Civil Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, has dismissed his recent interview, insisting that he was not speaking of his own free will.

Dr. Nwaeke had accused suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of orchestrating the 2023 bombing of the state House of Assembly complex to prevent his impeachment.

He claimed to have witnessed a bag of money being handed over to Edison Ehie, Fubara’s Chief of Staff, for the operation.

However, Florence, in an emotional plea on Friday night, rejected the interview’s credibility, insisting that her husband was either coerced or under duress.

“When he got to Abuja, he called that he had landed. I said, ‘Thank God.’ The next thing I saw this night (Friday night): people were calling me and said he got an interview. I said, ‘What interview? Interview for what?’

“Not until I saw things flying on the internet that he granted an interview. What happened? I said, ‘That is not my husband. That is not my husband,’” she said.

She raised concerns over his safety, stating that she had sent him multiple messages asking if he was in danger, but received no response.

“So I sent him a message. I said, ‘Are you under duress?’ I sent him a message. I said, ‘Have they kidnapped you? Talk to me now. Why are you not talking to me?’

“Oh, Jesus, help me. Nigerians, help me. My husband is in trouble. My husband is in trouble. My husband is in trouble. My husband is in trouble. Look at the message I sent to him. See the message I sent to him.

“I said, ‘Daddy, why? Were you in hostage?’ I said, ‘Why didn’t you talk to me?’ These are the messages I sent to him, but he didn’t reply to me.

“His numbers are not going through. Nigerians, help me! Nigerians, help me!”

Pleading for intervention, she called on Governor Fubara to assist in ensuring her husband’s safety.

“Governor, help me. My husband is in trouble,” she said.

She further claimed that her husband had resigned under pressure after being forced to sign documents that would implicate Fubara.

“He decided to resign to avoid trouble. Instead of facing all these issues, he chose to step aside and submitted his resignation letter.”

KoikiaMedia earlier reported that Dr. Nwaeke in his interview had maintained his stance that Governor Fubara was responsible for the destruction of the Assembly complex.

“I want to tell the people of Rivers State today that the House of Assembly complex on Moscow Road was deliberately brought down by Edison Ehie under the instructions of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. I challenge him to an open confrontation, and I will provide more details,” Nwaeke declared.

He alleged that there was also an attempt to destroy the residential quarters of Assembly members, which was prevented by public outcry.

“If not for the press conference held there by Rivers youths, elders, and National Assembly members, that would have been another act of destruction in Rivers State.”

According to Nwaeke, Fubara later admitted that he would have demolished the entire Assembly quarters if he had known earlier that lawmakers were using the hall for their sittings.

“I was shocked and asked myself: how could a man who wants to lead his people be destroying state assets and wasting public funds on an unnecessary power struggle?” he said.

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