The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has counselled the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, to demonstrate honesty by being bold enough to tell President Bola Tinubu what exactly he wanted, rather than “saying something today, and doing another thing tomorrow”.
Wike advised in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, on Saturday.
He said, “It is not enough to be visiting people to plead for peace; those who genuinely want peace work and act for it.
“These are the same people pleading for peace, but at the same time doing things that are contrary to what they are pleading for.
“How can you say you want peace and at the same time, you are sponsoring people to insult everyone, including the President and his wife?
“All those shenanigans won’t bring peace, and I am sure they know that, because they are not sincere with their up and down pleadings for peace.
“As for me and those who subscribe to my leadership, we condemn in totality that yesterday’s show of shame and we apologise to our First Lady for the embarrassing conduct of those few women who do not represent the characters and ideals of the people of Rivers State.”
Wike’s advice comes amidst ongoing political rivalry between Wike and Fubara.
Meanwhile, the minister condemned yesterday’s walkout on Senator Oluremi Tinubu by a group of women whom he alleged are loyal to Fubara, describing it as an embarrassment to the people of Rivers State.
The minister, who apologised to the first lady and President Bola Tinubu on behalf of the people of Rivers State, said “insult on anyone representing the First Lady of Nigeria in an event is a direct insult on the office of the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and as a leader in Rivers State, I apologise.”
Some women had staged a walkout during the Renewed Hope Initiative empowerment programme organised by the office of the First Lady of Nigeria, in Port Harcourt, yesterday. The programme was meant to benefit 500 women in the state with various empowerment items.
The FCT Minister, who is currently in China for official engagements, described the incident as “very disturbing and embarrassing,” cautioning supporters of the suspended governor to desist from ridiculing the state.
