Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the crisis rocking Rivers State has its roots in the attempt by Governor Sim Fubara to take over his political base.
The relationship between Governor Wike and his successor, Governor Fubara, has deteriorated since handover less than six months ago. The situation escalated when the State House of Assembly was set on fire and there was an attempt to impeach Governor Fubara.
On Monday, Governor Fubara and his supporters stormed the Complex, vowing to fight the impeachment threat. President Bola Tinubu intervened by summoning the two governors, who are both members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to Aso Rock.
After the meeting at Aso Rock, Governor Wike received South-South leaders at his office in Abuja, emphasizing the importance of holding his political base to maintain his relevance as a politician.
He stated that losing his political base would render him irrelevant in politics. Governor Wike also explained that he is not bothered by any false accusations against him, as he believes that the truth will always prevail.
“All of us want to be politically relevant; all of us want to maintain our political structure. Is it not your political structure? Will you allow anybody to just cut you out immediately? Everybody has a base. If you take my base, am I not politically irrelevant?.
“In politics, there are a lot of internal wrangling. But to come out and say ‘Oh they want to do this against me, it will not work.’ I had every power then to say where this thing is going. So, when things are wrong, you ask questions. It is a party affair. The party knows how they resolve their own mechanism, it is not an ethnic affair.
“Our party is coming to it, that is what I will say. Every politician has his own interest,” the minister said.
