How I Made Fubara Governor & Why I Am Not Working With Odili' - Wike Reveals
AFNEWS Reporter
Apr 02, 2024
How I Made Fubara Governor & Why I Am Not Working With Odili' - Wike Reveals
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said he made Sim Fubara Rivers State governor.
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Wike stated this on Tuesday April 2nd 2024, during a media chat with some select journalists in Abuja.
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The ex-Rivers State Governor addressed issues surrounding the political crisis in the state since he fell out with his successor, Fubara.
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The governor had accused him of "controlling" him in the selection of aides, budget making and how to rule the state.
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The minister responded by saying the governor did not honour the agreement they entered into before he emerged governor in 2023.
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The minister's loyalists in the state assembly moved against the governor, leading to several moves to oust him from office.
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But Wike said he made him governor, as he had stated on several occasions even vowing that time will tell who controls the state.
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Speaking on Tuesday April 2nd 2024, he said "I put him (Fubara) there too.
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The former Rivers State Governor also revealed that, "I and Dr Peter Odili (former Rivers Governor) are not working together again."
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Odili and wife, Mary are reportedly strong supporters of the incumbent governor.
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But the minister said their differences are "not personal", adding Odili and others "plotted against me."
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He said,
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"They planned what they will do to me when Atiku Abubakar wins the presidential election" of 2023.
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"When asked if he still sees Odili as his leader, Wike answered, "why not?"
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When he was further asked why he can't forgive Fubara, he replied, "Am I the lawmaker?
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He challenged the governor to "comply with the law, and I don't have a problem."
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When challenged why he can not concentrate on his job as FCT minister, he responded by saying, "leave Rivers State; am I from where? Am I from Abuja? I should not oil my political machinery. Control where?"
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He referenced what's happening in Akwa Ibom State saying, "Akwa Ibom governor, did he not take every member of Udom's (Emmanuel) cabinet?
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"People are terrible! The whole cabinet supported you, the best is to take 20%, 50%. What's wrong with that?
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"Is that control? Solve your problem," he challenged Fubara.
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He explained that, "I, as a minister, have a good relationship with the National Assembly because I need them."
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— AFNEWS Reporter