Fubara’s Impeachment: Rivers Elders Reveals Those Fueling Crisis: “We Stand With Wike”
- FCT minister, Nyesom Wike has received major support in his quest to remain relevant in the political affairs of Rivers state
- The elders in Rivers State accused supporters of the Rivers State, Governor Siminalaye Fubara, of fueling the crisis rocking the state by employing propaganda against Wike
- The elders advised those pushing Fubara to fight with Wike to desist forthwith and allow the Governor to concentrate on his state assignment
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Rivers state, Port Harcourt - On Wednesday, November 1, Rivers state elders weighed into the political situation in the state.
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Rivers Elders reveals those pushing Fubara to fight with Wike
They affirmed their support for the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, while urging the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara to take immediate steps to correct the false narratives against the minister to give room for reconciliation.
Rivers has been enmeshed in crisis following the plot to impeach Fubara by the members of the State House of Assembly loyal to Wike.
At a news conference in Abuja, the elders whose position was declared by Chief Ferdinand Alabraba cautioned Fubara’s “newfound friends” to retrace their steps before throwing the state into avoidable chaos, Vanguard reported.
He said Fubara misread a completely legislative plot as an existential threat, Daily Trust report added.
Watch the video below as Rivers Elders back Wike, cautions Gov Fubara
Wike dares PDP Govs: “Nobody can intimidate me”
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Wike told governors of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) that he could not be intimidated.
The minister warned the PDP governors against tampering with the political structure in Rivers state.
Wike said he would not be intimidated, noting that impeachment moves were not equivalent to a military coup, but was a provision in the country’s Constitution.
Dele Momodu releases clip of Fayose warning Gov Fubara about Wike
In another report, a viral video of Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, warning Governor Sim Fubara about his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, has surfaced on social media.
The video was released by Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), via his official X handle.
Fayose, who was seen addressing Governor Fubara in a public event earlier this year, warned him not to thread on Wike's path.
Source: Legit.ng
