The Federal Government said on Wednesday it has no hand in
the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State involving the Minister of the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, his loyalists, and Governor
Similaye Fubara.
The government emphatically declared that Wile’s position is
not shared by the government.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation,
Mohammed Idris, stated this in a chat with State House correspondents after
briefing on the outcomes of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting
presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja.
He maintained that the federal government has no hand in
creating the crisis, which has seen the FCT minister and members of the Rivers
State House of Assembly pitted against Governor Fubara.
Recall that 27 of the lawmakers loyal to the minister had
announced their defection from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the
state to the All Progressives Congress (APC), a development that led to their
seats being declared vacant by the factional group of about five members loyal
to the state governor.
Asked whether the federal government shares Wike’s position
on the matter as a member of the federal cabinet, the information minister
stated: “Well, he is a federal cabinet member; he is involved in the situation
in the state. That cannot be a federal government position. How can it be the
federal government’s position?”
Idris stressed that the federal government is keen to ensure
peace and tranquillity in every part of the country, including Rivers, saying:
“Well, the federal government is always interested in the well-being of all the
states, and in that direction, the federal government will always align with
everyone in Nigeria to make sure that there is peace and tranquillity in all
parts of this country.
“But you know that what has happened in Rivers is not a
creation of the federal government. It is a political problem that is brewing
in the state.
“Of course, the government will ensure that there is peace
and stability for all Nigerians, including River State, but you can’t say that
this is a creation of the federal government. The federal government never had
any hand in creating that problem.”
On the allegation raised by Asari Dokubo, accusing President
Bola Tinubu of ignoring the festering crisis in Rivers State, the government’s
spokesman noted that what the leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force said is
only advisory.
“I saw Asari Dokubo’s message. It was an advisory. He made
an advisory. When you make an advisory, you allow time to see whether the
person you have given the advice will look at it again and come back to you.
That does not suggest anything. That doesn’t suggest that the federal
government created that problem. It was never a creation of the federal
government. It is a creation of the political situation in River State.”
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