Port Harcourt, Rivers state – Oil-rich Rivers state has made headlines in recent weeks.
On Tuesday, evening, October 8, ex-governor of the state and current federal capital territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, was guest on Channels Television‘s ‘Politics Today’ where he shed light on the developments.
As expected, Wike provided clarifications where necessary, and stood firm regarding his political decisions.
TimesNow.com.ng highlights the key takeaways from the minister’s latest broadcast interview amid his fight with Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Fubara had allegedly said on Monday, October 7, that he knelt down to beg Wike for peace to reign in Rivers state.
However, the estranged Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain quashed the claim on Tuesday, October 8.
He said:
Also, Wike explained that one of the causes of the unending crisis in Rivers is Governor Fubara’s alleged interference with the politics in the state house of assembly.
Wike said:
The FCT minister replied to a comment by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tony Okocha, on not recognising Patience Jonathan’s help in achieving his political ambition.
His words:
Wike defended his choice in the 2023 presidential election, where he worked against his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
He explained:
The former Rivers governor accused his successor of defying a court judgment.
He claimed that disregarding court rulings led to the current chaos and breakdown of law and order in Rivers state.
Wike described Fubara as the âarchitectâ of the violence in Rivers.
He attributed the violence in Rivers to the governorâs failure to obey the rule of law and court judgment.
The FCT minister said Fubara dismissed the judgment of the federal high court in Abuja that restrained the police and other security agencies from participating in the October 5 Rivers LGA elections.
Wike said he surely is opposed to violence. However, he disagreed with some accusations in some quarters that he should be held responsible.
