Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has firmly declared that he will no longer support Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in his political career.
The pronouncement was made during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Friday, where Wike accused Fubara of dishonesty.
“I will never support Fubara in my political life again,” Wike stated emphatically.
He criticized Fubara for allegedly spreading falsehoods about him, saying, “You turned it that I am asking for N50 billion, N100 billion. You turned up lies against me, I brought you up, put you here. Today, I turned to be over demanding.”
Wike further lamented the lack of acknowledgement for his contributions to Fubara’s political ascent, adding, “People laboured, you wouldn’t have even taken the 50th position. I sacrificed to talk to the Ogonis, I sacrificed to talk to several other people that let us go this way.”
He stressed the importance of maintaining political structures and unity, asserting, “In every political family, you run election under people and people believe that we are all together. We must have to keep our political structure.”
Wike described Fubara’s actions as unfair, noting, “It’s unfair and you want me to sit down.”
Regarding his demands, Wike clarified, “I only told the governor not to abandon the people that toiled hard for him to get to that position.”
He emphasized, “Inggratitude is bad, it doesn’t matter what anybody can label it.”
The strained relationship between Wike and Fubara has led to political turmoil in Rivers State, including the defection of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers, loyal to Wike, have accused Fubara of withholding funds and attempted to impeach him, leading to intervention from President Bola Tinubu and the establishment of an eight-point resolution to address the crisis.