By Abiola Olawale
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to the governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against interfering in the politics of Rivers State.
Wike, a two-term governor of Rivers State vowed not to allow anyone to take over the PDP structure in Rivers State.He also threatened to cause a political crisis in the states of any PDP governor who tried to interfere in the party’s affairs in the South-South state.
Speaking at the PDP Secretariat in Port Harcourt on Saturday during the party’s state congress, Wike urged the PDP governors to stay clear of the party’s affairs in Rivers.
He said: “Let me assure all of you, not while we live will anybody take away the structure of PDP from us. But let me tell people, I hear some governors who say they will take over the structure and give back to somebody.
“I pity those governors because I will put fire in their states. When God has given you peace, you say you don’t want peace – anything you see you take.
“Because I heard they got some money from a signature bonus, and so their heads are getting big that you will put a hand in my state. Prepare because I can also do the same thing in your state.
“Whether you are from Bauchi, I don’t give a damn, whichever state you are from, as far as I know, that you are trying to put yourself in Rivers State, your hand will get burnt, and you will never sleep in your state.”
The New Diplomat reports that PDP governors, who had met in Taraba State on August 23, weighed in on the crisis rocking their party in Rivers state and reiterated their support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The Governors’ Forum also resolved to engage the National Working Committee (NWC) to sort out the crisis in the Rivers State.
The Governors also affirmed that Fubara should be allowed to assume his rightful leadership role within the party in the state.
It would be recalled that Rivers State has been in the news for the past year over the lingering political war between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Wike.
While the reasons for the acrimony between the duo remain top secret, some insider sources had said that Wike and Fubara have been battling for control of the oil-rich state’s resources and political machinery.
