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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he is not happy with the Presidential Proclamation of a State of Emergency in Rivers State.

The minister stated this during a media parley in Abuja on Friday

Last month, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers, citing persistent political instability and recent security threats, including pipeline explosions.

The President suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and all members of the House of Assembly for six months. He described the move as “inevitably compelling” based on security reports.

In their place, Tinubu appointed Vice Admiral Ibas as sole administrator to oversee the state’s affairs pending resolution of the crisis — a decision that has sparked widespread debate across the country.

Speaking during the media parley, Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers, said he wanted the outright removal of Fubara, he said: “As a politician, I am not happy with the declaration of Emergency Rule in Rivers state. I wanted the outright removal of the Governor. But for the interest of the state, the President did the right thing to prevent anarchy in the state.

“The matter is in court but people must say the truth. The governor was gone. It is not on my place to make it good for the governor. As a politician, my business is not to make him comfortable and that is why there is power play.”

Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since Fubara became governor.

The face-off between the two stems from a struggle for control of the state’s political and structural resources.

The rift also affected the state House of Assembly, with 27 suspended members defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Furthermore, the conflict led to the emergence of factional speakers and a parallel assembly.

"The matter is in court but people must say the truth. The governor was gone. It is not on my place to make it good for the governor. As a politician, my business is not to make him comfortable and that is why there is power plane.”

The governor was gone

Bobloco:
Here’s a man whom the Tinubu APC-led federal government claimed had no hand in the crisis in Rivers State choosing instead to place the entire blame on Governor Fubara, just to justify the illegality of the declared state of emergency.

His comments, actions, and inactions have shown that he is the chief instigator of the entire crisis and he has sworn that there will never be peace in Rivers State.

He was governor for eight years, and during that period, he ruled like an emperor, treating the state as his personal estate. But today, he refuses to let another governor serve the people.

stanluiz:
Wike and tinubu go clash. Is just time.

PressMyButton:
Atleast he said the matter is in court, which means he's using legal means to fight his battle. Same cannot be said of opposition sponsoring insecurity and terrorism against the ruiling Government.

TrackerSK:
The same way the opposition sponsor terrorism against the ruling government during 2011,2012,2013,2014 and 2015.Tit for tat

PressMyButton:
It was the PDP Government that legalized Sharia that birthed terrorism. So make una carry una cross.

TrackerSK:
Keep deceiving yourself.It was the same PDP government that have started Sharia in oyo state now.coward

PressMyButton:
Atleast he said the matter is in court, which means he's using legal means to fight his battle. Same cannot be said of opposition sponsoring insecurity and terrorism against the ruiling Government.

PressMyButton:
English hard you.