The political crisis in Rivers state was yet to be dead but passing through the lull paths of time considering some events that showed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, now minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
President Bola Tinubu’s intervention which resulted in an eight point resolution, which eventually calm the political tension in the state.
Photo Credit: Nyesom Wike, Siminalayi Fubara
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However, during the Christmas period, what was thought to have come to an end was obviously observed in the comment and actions of the two political gladiators even though Fubara and Wike pledged to abide with the resolution. Below are the reasons:
Wike said Fubara failed to play by the rule of the game
At the wedding anniversary of his political associate and the immediate past commissioner for works, Des George-Kelly, the FCT minister faulted his successor for his failure to abide with the resolutions.
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According to The Punch, The event, which was held at the Kings Assembly in Port Harcourt before Christmas, Wike blamed Fubara for the political crisis in the state and urged the people to desist from interfering in the fight they know nothing about.
His comment reads in part:
“In any facet of life, there are rules and they must be obeyed. As a pastor, there are rules you must follow. So as politicians, we must follow rules.”
The minister noted that he followed the rules and that was why he was able to succeed during his time as governor of the state.
“They have failed”, Fubara veily shaded Wike
Governor Fubara in a veiled message at his maiden state banquet at the government house in Port Harcourt on the new year eve said those fighting him has failed. The governor bragged that what they want was the “red biro” he was holding and that he was still holding it firmly.
He said:
“What they want is this red biro, but it is still with me. We are the winners, because we are still signing with the red biro.”
Wike, Fubara buy Rivers people’s heart by sharing bags of rice during yuletide period
The battle between the two political gladiators snowball into the yuletide period as they tried to buy the heart of the people in the spirit of Christmas or secured their support base.
Rice remained a major staple food in Nigeria, considering how expensive it was in the country at the moment. Thus, it was well appreciate if it was being distributed freely during the yuletide period.
According to The Punch, there were customised bags of rice bearing the face of Governor Fubara and the FCT minister taking over Port Harcourt and its environment. Suspected aides of the politicians distributed the rice to different stakeholders and groups to the extent that it dominated the conversation on social media.
It was revealed that Wike gave 2000 bags of rice to each local government of the state while Governor Fubara was said to have given 100 bags of rice to each wards.
The beneficiaries of the goodies included some political party members, market unions, landlord associations, youth groups, non-indigenes and others.
Speaking on the development, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the March 18 governorship election, who just returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Magnus Abe, faulted the sharing process while speaking on a radio programme.
Abe said:
“Let me criticise Governor Siminalayi Funara. He sent rice; that rice should go beyond the PDP. It should not be for PDP alone. Give PDP, give APC, give SDP, and give everybody.”
Source: Legit.ng
