A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, on Saturday, attributed the lingering political crisis in Rivers State to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s pursuit of selfish interest.
Secondus, who spoke to journalists in Abuja, said the FCT
Minister was the brain behind Governor Siminalaye Fubura’s political troubles.
He alleged that the former governor brought misery, grief,
and anguish into the state, stressing that the Minister has failed to attract
any federal project to Rivers.
According to Secondus, Fubara fell out with his estranged
godfather when he (Fubara) decided to prevent the looting of the state.
He explained that the political crisis currently rocking the
state was orchestrated by those who demand unfettered access to the state’s
finances, a demand he said the governor refused to accept.
Secondus said, “Wike has been Governor for eight years and
is now Minister of the FCT.
“As Minister, what has he, Wike, attracted in terms of
Federal projects to our dear State since he assumed office?
“Perhaps misery, grief, and anguish. As governor he
supervised the exit of investors from the state due to his draconian policies.
“He had on an occasion mentioned that he is capable of
causing a crisis and he is not far from the truth, as he is causing an
unfathomable crisis in Rivers State.
“Mrs Patience Jonathan and I worked for his emergence as
governor, have we ever breathed down his neck? Instead, what we get is
disrespect and insults.
“I call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to prevail on the
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to stop overheating the Rivers State political
atmosphere and allow Fubara to work. Whatever Wike thinks he is, it must be
stressed that Rivers people made him.”
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Elders, church leaders, political leaders in Rivers state must all stand up to let Wike know that he cannot hold the state to ransom. It is either he tows the part of peace or he will be seen as a hater of human race.
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