The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that he’s proud to have made an Ijaw man the governor of Rivers State.
Talking on Saturday at an occasion organised by the Rivers Ijaw Peoples Congress in his honour in Port Harcourt, the state capital, Wike stated God used him to make Siminalayi Fubara the governor of the South-South state.
Wike additionally used the event to refute claims on social media that the Ijaw individuals within the state are combating him.
He stated, “Let me thank this workforce for this strategic assembly right here at present. To start with, after I was approached by Senator Johnson Nsakebor. He was despatched by the Rivers Ijaw Congress that they need to honour me. I requested what the essence of such was. Why do you need to waste such cash? I would like the cash. Give it to me. However he stated so many individuals go on tv and communicate as in the event that they had been talking on behalf of the Ijaw individuals. I stated okay, I’ll come and let Nigerians know.
“This gathering right here at present is a message to these of them in Abuja who don’t perceive. So if anyone tells you sooner or later that the Ijaw persons are combating me. It’s not right. Now we have some ungrateful individuals in every single place. A father can have twelve kids, and one could be an armed robber. Does that imply that the entire household are armed robbers?
“So, all these individuals going to tv to say Ijaw persons are combating me. Ask them; all of the Ijaw individuals within the Home of Meeting had been positioned.”
The previous River governor asserted that no one has the monopoly of inflicting violence, stressing that he and his camp have chosen to play in response to the rule of regulation.
He added, “Who has Fubara made? All of the stuff you see are people who find themselves envious of our progress. They couldn’t do what we’re doing at present. These are individuals who we’ve defeated politically a number of occasions. If the chance comes once more, we are going to defeat them once more.
“I’ve made an Ijaw man governor of Rivers State. God used us. All of us right here had sleepless nights. So who loves Ijaw extra? Is it individuals who come out on tv who can’t even make their Ijaw brother governor? If that they had been that highly effective because the outdated Rivers State, would Ijaw have ever turn into governor? The place are they?
“I’ve informed folks that no one has a monopoly on inflicting violence. The mere indisputable fact that we select to play in response to the rule of regulation. To be calm and to not flip ourselves into the place buyers would run away, and that’s what we are going to proceed to do.”
