Tensions are escalating in Rivers State following allegations of insults directed at former governor Nyesom Wike by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his supporters.
Bright Amaewhule, a loyalist of Wike and spokesperson for the Grassroot Development Initiative (GDI), issued a stern warning to Fubara during the inauguration of the Nyesom Wike International Market in Omagwa on Friday.
Amaewhule accused Fubara and his allies of insulting Wike on multiple occasions, including during thanksgiving celebrations for Fubara’s Supreme Court victory. He emphasized that the peace pact brokered by President Bola Tinubu in October 2023 between Fubara and Wike had collapsed due to growing political unrest.
Wike has ruled out any reconciliation with Fubara in the near future, while Fubara has vowed to surprise his detractors if they challenge him.
Amaewhule stated, “You have been insulting your boss, the immediate governor of Rivers State. You have given him names and allowed riff-raffs to insult him on different occasions in your so-called thanksgiving for your Supreme Court victory.”
He stressed that the Supreme Court victory was a collective effort involving all Rivers people, including those who worked to secure Fubara’s position as governor. “That Supreme Court victory is not only for you. The Supreme Court victory is for Rivers people. We all worked for you, and the PDP, for you to be where you are today,” he said.
Amaewhule warned that the GDI would retaliate if the insults against Wike and President Tinubu continued. “If you don’t stop, if you don’t stop, we will come after you. We are not afraid. We are not afraid. That Government House does not only belong to you, it belongs to Rivers people,” he said.
He reminded Fubara of Wike’s crucial role in his rise to power, claiming that Wike had fought for him. “All of us fought for you to be there, and Wike fought for you to be there. So if you want to continue to insult Wike, be prepared, you will run. You will run,” he warned.
Amaewhule criticized Fubara’s lack of political experience and sacrifices compared to others. “You’re just a civil servant, you’re not a politician. You have not paid any price that we have paid in the past,” he stated.
The GDI spokesperson further declared, “From tomorrow, we will be observing your supporters, we will be observing your followers. Any further attempts to insult the president of Nigeria, to insult our grand patron, Chief Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, then be ready for war, and you will pay the price.” CONTINUE READING
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