…Wike Gives Reasons For His Faceoff With Fubara
FEDERAL Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mr Nuelsom Wike has given reasons for the thaw in the relationship between him and his successor in Rivers State, Mr Siminalayi Fubara.
Speaking in a media chat with TVC News, Mr Wike said he was instrumental in Mr Fubara’s emergence as governor and had even laid the foundation for his second term by asking him to continue the Ring Road project he inaugurated.
The former Rivers State governor however expressed disappointment that Mr Fubara, instead of building on his legacy, chose to destroy the political structures that brought him into power.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) further alleged that Mr Fubara sent people to burn the state House of Assembly in an attempt to stop his impeachment. He questioned the rationale behind this action, noting that the impeachment process takes time.
He added that the reason he is keeping calm is because he respects President Tinubu and won’t want to disobey Mr Tinubu’s order.
He said: “We never knew that it would take you three months to scatter the political structure that picked you up. What is painful is seeing this propaganda and lies that I was angry. Did he (Fubara) buy form? Be grateful in your life in all circumstances.
“I will not allow anybody to crumble our political structure. I told him if you do this ring-road your second tenure would be assured, I took him to Germany to meet Julius Berger and they promised to do the road in three years which is the year leading to the election. I told him if you do this road nobody would challenge you in Rivers State.
“Anything that will make me disrespect Mr President, count me out, he disobeyed the President, disobeyed the Vice President. When the law speaks, thuggery, militancy, and ethnicity will run away.”
Rivers State has recently been engulfed in a political crisis with the state House of Assembly split into two camps, one loyal to the governor while the other is said to be loyal to Mr Wike. Also, the camp said to enjoy the support of the FCT Minister recently attempted to commence impeachment proceedings against the governor.
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