By Abiola Olawale
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he spoke with his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, yesterday over the phone, declaring that “peace has returned” to the state.
This is as Wike confirmed that Fubara is in good health amid concerns over his absence at the Rivers State government house on Thursday.
Wike added that all stakeholders are now committed to moving the state forward following the end of the six-month emergency rule.
He said: “As I speak to you, as of yesterday, I spoke to the Governor (Fubara). I told him I was leaving that night to come back, and he told me he was leaving this morning,” Wike said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.
“So, I can tell you that, by the grace of God, peace has returned. And look at what the Assembly did today to set the tone — you can see peace; you can see we are prepared, for the interest of the state. Let’s move forward.
“I have already said that we’ve been speaking. I will not engage with a man I have not forgiven. Everything is over. I am not a politician who says one thing today and another tomorrow. We must move forward.”
The FCT Minister also criticized those he said are opposed to the return of peace in the state, stating that they offer no solutions and are only interested in fueling the crisis.
He continued: “Unfortunately, there are people who do not want peace. Today, I watched individuals twisting the law, claiming illegality in the conduct of local government elections.
“But ask them: what did they do to prevent such illegality in the first place? When you hear them pontificating and shouting, you would think they have solutions—yet they do nothing except attempt to create a crisis. The president has done a great deal for us, and peace has been restored.”
