Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has declared he nursed no regrets working against the presidential ambition of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the last election.
Featuring on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Wike also blamed Rivers’ Governor Simi Fubara for the crisis rocking the state.
The former Rivers Governor told the anchor, Seun Okinbaloye about the violence that rocked the state following last Saturday’s local government elections: “It’s not about blaming, the Governor is the architect of the violence.”
On the 2023 election that he worked for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the opposite APC, Wike said he worked against PDP for jettisoning fairness, equity, and justice.
The former Rivers State Governor noted that he worked for PDP at the state level but opted against the party during the presidential election.
He said: “For the presidential election, I said I was going to support equity, fairness and justice and in the others, I will support my party. That was why we won the Governorship, and National Assembly elections.
“For the presidential election, I have no apology for working against the PDP because I don’t believe in injustice and not allowing other people to participate. I said I won’t support injustice and have no apology to render to anybody.”
Wike said that the refusal of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to obey court orders was an invitation to anarchy and breakdown of law and order.
He said: “I was a Governor, I have always obeyed the rule of law. You heard the governor say that our state is turning into a state of anarchy where people do not obey the rule of law.
“You must obey the judgment of the court. You must not take the law into your own hands. The moment you don’t obey court judgment, you are inviting anarchy, you are inviting violence,” Wike said.
Wike also accused Fubara of publicly declaring on national television that he would not comply with a court judgment.
Political tension escalated in the state on Monday, with fresh explosions and protests occurring in some local government secretariats.
Fubara swiftly swore in the 23 newly elected chairmen on Sunday.
