Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, claims he was offered N5 billion to orchestrate his principal’s impeachment. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ehie stated that he has evidence of the alleged bribe saved on his phone. “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. It’s here. I have it and I have printed it and distributed it, in case, in their evil imagination, they decide to attack me. I already have a son and a brother,” he said. Ehie stated that the bribe offer came while he was serving as the Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly. He also refuted allegations that he orchestrated the October 30, 2023, bombing of the Rivers Assembly complex on Governor Fubara’s orders. The accusation was made by former state Head of Service, George Nwaeke, during a press conference last Friday. Nwaeke claimed he witnessed a bag of money being handed to Ehie at the Government House to carry out the attack, though he admitted he was unaware of the amount inside. Dismissing the claims as false and politically motivated, Ehie asserted, “It is very important to clarify that I had no hand in and was not involved in the burning of the Rivers State House of Assembly.” “Like everyone else, I woke up in the early hours of 30th of October 2023 to hear of the burning down of the Rivers State House of Assembly.” Ehie stated that he had instructed his lawyers to file a lawsuit against Nwaeke for 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,” he said. He further alleged that Nwaeke had sought financial assistance from him on the same day he resigned as head of service.