Esther Salifu
Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered a N5 billion bribe in October 2023 to support an impeachment plot.
Speaking on the political turmoil in the state, Ehie claimed to have evidence of the bribery attempt stored on his phone, which he has also printed and distributed as a safeguard.
He stated this during an appearance on Sunday Politics on Channels Television.
“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. I have it, and I have printed it and distributed it in case, in their evil imagination, they decide to attack me,” he said.
Ehie also recounted how he woke up on October 30, 2023, to reports that the Rivers State House of Assembly had been set on fire, a development that deepened the political crisis in the state.
Furthermore, he responded to allegations made against him by Mr. George Nwaeke, revealing that he has instructed his lawyers to file a case of criminal libel.
“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 him, and I hope he is very prepared to substantiate his claims and his allegations,” Ehie stated.
