₦airaland Forum

IamaNigerianGuy:
Stop drinking monkey tail. Ijaws are nowhere close to being the largest tribe in the Niger Delta.

ibechris:
Fubara is actually dealing with him.

For u to be talking every day without resting,it means u are trouble,worried and dying.

See how Fubara is calm and quiet...this one wan kill himself.

Your political future is just dead in that state.

Bobloco:
The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that Governor Similayi Fubara is not an Ijaw man.


Wike stated this while addressing a large number of Kalabari people at a reception organized for him on Saturday.

Recall that Wike had recently claimed that an Ijaw man would not have become governor in Rivers State without his support, talking about Fubara.


Wike said the Ijaw ethnic group does not constitute the majority in any of the Niger Delta states except Bayelsa.

The statement came amid the ongoing political crisis in the Rivers State, with Wike and Fubara at the center of the feud.

In the same interview, Wike said that people from the Opobo clan of Rivers State, where the governor comes from, are not real Ijaw people.


Speaking to the Kalabaris on Saturday, Wike was more direct, saying, “Let nobody deceive you that the governor is Ijaw; he is not. All of you are Ijaw; are you benefiting? Politics is interest.

“We must come up to say people must not behave and treat people, used and dump them and then you say it’s politics. That politics has to stop.”

https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/15/rivers-crisis-let-nobody-deceive-you-fubara-not-ijaw-man-wike/

donself9:
You wana compare ambode under a godfather like Tinubu to wike the noise maker ... all fubara has is a tenure take it to the bank

Ambode finished his tenure and he didnt go about begging common house speaker after pride

Seik:
Tinubu has lost the Ijaw votes even before 2027 because of Wike, take it or leave it.

And before you come and say Ijaws are minority, this and that. Note this, we the Ijaws have sizeable presence in six states of the federation...Tinubu lost all that for Wike.

flyinnizam:
Last time I checked a woman is the deputy governor of Rivers state...will Wike allow her to rule or would she be impeached like Fubara?

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje has said the ruling party has a blueprint in the offing to oust the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party from its governance of Oyo and Osun states.

Ganduje made the declaration on Wednesday when he received formally into the party, Dr. (Colonel) Gbenga Adegbola (rtd).

Both Oyo and Osun are in the south west geo-political zone, the region of President Bola Tinubu.

Ganduje maintained that taking the two states from the PDP would create what he called political homogeneity for the APC in the zone.

He said: “Our blueprint for South West geo-political zone for 2027 is tagged “political homogeneity”.

Bobloco:
…Says Wike can’t drag Ikwerre, Ijaw Nations into tribal war

…Describes lawmakers’ actions as reckless

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has warned that any attempt to impeach Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara will have grave economic consequences for Nigeria.

This statement follows the blockade of the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex, preventing Governor Fubara from presenting the 2025 budget as ordered by the Supreme Court.

INC also condemned the actions of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, stating that he cannot drag the Ikwerre and Ijaw ethnic groups into a tribal war through his comments and political maneuvers.

‘Lawmakers Serving Wike’s Interest’ – INC

Reacting to the political crisis on Wednesday, INC President Professor Benjamin Okaba said the lawmakers’ actions prove they are not interested in peace or the welfare of Rivers people but are instead serving Wike’s personal agenda.

“These lawmakers are acting this way because Wike personally financed their election. He handpicked them, and he said so publicly. That is why I am not surprised by their behavior.”


Professor Okaba criticized the blockade of the Assembly Complex, emphasizing that Fubara’s decision to comply with the Supreme Court ruling should not be mistaken for weakness.


“Some people say Sim Fubara is weak, but he is only respecting the rule of law. He assured the President that he would implement the Supreme Court’s judgment, so why should the lawmakers block him from entering the Assembly?”


The INC President also pointed out the lawmakers’ contradictory actions: “These same lawmakers gave the Governor 48-hour and 72-hour ultimatums to present the budget. They also demanded that he sack 19 Commissioners. If he sacks the Commissioners, including the Commissioner for Finance, who then prepares the budget?”

‘We Will Resist Any Reckless Impeachment’

Professor Okaba warned that any forceful or malicious impeachment of Fubara would be met with strong resistance.

“If they go ahead and impeach Sim Fubara recklessly, we will resist it. The consequences will be too heavy for the entire country to bear. This is not a threat—it is a reality.”


‘Wike’s Words Will Not Divide Ikwerre and Ijaw’

Addressing Wike’s recent statements about the Ijaw nation, Okaba dismissed them as provocative but ineffective in creating ethnic tensions.

“Ikwerre and Ijaw will never go to war because of Wike. The Ikwerre people have already apologized to the Ijaw nation for Wike’s behavior toward Fubara.”

He added: “If the President of Ogbakor Ikwerre, my contemporary, had spoken, I would have responded differently. But since it is Wike, I will not dignify him with a reply. Ikwerre is not at war with Ijaw—Wike is simply at war with himself.”

The INC’s statement reinforces growing tensions in Rivers State and the need for a peaceful resolution to the political crisis

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/03/assembly-blockade-impeaching-fubara-will-have-heavy-consequences-inc/

FakeDoktor:
He's not the first politician to pledge undying, lifelong loyalty to one party and then leave to contest at another party. In fact there was one recent one whose name i dare not mention for fear of mob attack

Sharpsharp00123:
he has the same qualities with obi so they can work together

Iweakbro:
Why should an Urhobo man join? Little kid.