The Rivers State community was on Monday night, rocked by explosion with blowing up an oil pipeline exporting Nigeria crude oil to the international market, an incident which occurred about a week after the Ijaw National Congress threatened to shut down oil exploration in the area if Governor Fubara was impeached by the pro-Wike lawmakers.
Penpushing reports that the blast struck a section of the pipeline near Bodo-Bonny Road in the state’s Gokana Local Government Area, which is currently under construction, as black smoke can be seen billowing up the sky as sighted in a video.
The cause of the explosion cannot be ascertained at the time of filing this report, while it was not clear if it is connected to the political crises in the state triggered by the feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister
Penpushing further reports that the blast occurred a few hours after the pro-Wike lawmakers served Fubara and his Deputy a letter containing gross misconduct they claimed the governor had committed.
The state has been enmeshed in political turmoil that has so far led to the death of two persons, including a police officer, while record has it that the Trans-Niger pipeline is a major pipeline transporting crude oil from oil fields in Rivers and Bayelsa states to the Bonny crude oil export terminal, a key route for exporting Nigerian crude oil to the international market.
Penpushing also reports that it is recalled that the Supreme Court last month restored 27 pro-Wike lawmakers as legitimate state assembly members, days after the lawmakers issued several ultimatums to the governor, including 48 hours to present the 2025 budget.
Meanwhile, as at the time of filing this reports efforts by the Governor to present the budget after the expiration of the deadline have been rebuffed by the lawmakers said to be loyal to Wike.
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