Rivers-based activist Jake Epelle has dismissed the possibility of impeaching Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, asserting that the people of the state are firmly behind him.

“Let them go and try impeachment, they will not succeed,” Epelle said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday.

“Nobody will impeach Fubara. I say that openly on national television because he hasn’t committed any impeachable offence. Nobody will impeach him; the people are solidly behind him. Fubara will not be impeached, let them take it to the bank,” he added.

He criticized the call for impeachment allegedly backed by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, stating, “The call by the FCT Minister to impeach Fubara, he does not have the constitutional power. He may have the deep pocket power and connection, but there is a process and that process will take its course.”

Epelle urged both Fubara and Wike to prioritize peace in the state, calling for dialogue between the two factions.

“They need to come to the table of negotiation and discussion. It is very undemocratic and injustice for one person to keep dictating the conditions for peace. Fubara and Wike need to be in the same room and look each other in the eyes and settle this. This state is bigger than Wike and Fubara, and this ego-tripping and threats must stop,” he said.

He further expressed deep concern over the ongoing crisis, stating, “My heart bleeds, my eyes are full of tears.”