Sara-Igbe disclosed that the intervention of several chieftains from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prevented Fubara from resigning.
As the National Coordinator of the South-South Leadership Forum, Sara-Igbe expressed that Fubara was struggling to fully manage the funds of Rivers State.
In a conversation with Channels Television, Sara-Igbe explained that the governor was facing challenges in running the state. He stated, "The money coming from the Federation Account, Wike tied the money to one project or the other. So, when the money comes, it goes to the banks and they collect theirs from it and pay the contractors. Of course, we didn’t even know the cost of the contracts, so when this governor felt, ‘how will I run a government when I don’t have the resources’, the minister became hostile to the governor and the governor said ‘okay, let me resign if that is the case’. The PDP elders prevailed on him not to resign, thinking it would be messy."
The ongoing feud between Wike and Fubara has led to a political crisis in the state. As a result of the rift, twenty-seven lawmakers in the state have left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Additionally, several commissioners have also resigned their positions due to the face-off between Wike and Fubara.