Rivers State Governor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has replied the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike over his fresh threats on the ongoing crisis in the state
Fubara stated that intimidation has a time frame and it expires at the right time.
Rivers State has been embroiled in a crisis over the control of political structure between the duo.
The crisis became public knowledge following an explosion that shook the hallowed chamber of the State Assembly complex on the night of October 29, 2023.
Following the fire incident, the state lawmakers initiated an impeachment process against Fubara and suspended four lawmakers.
This incident has left the state Assembly deeply divided, with 27 lawmakers aligning with Wike while three remained loyal to Governor Fubara (after the resignation of one, Edison Ehie, who now serves as the Chief-of-Staff to him.
In an attempt to quell the crisis, President Bola Tinubu had in December 2023, intervened in the crisis, leading to the formulation of an eight-point resolution signed by Fubara and Wike.
However, this peace pact had failed to quell the unrest in the state.
Over the weekend, Wike had thrown some jabs at the governor in the renewed cold war.
The FCT Minister begged for forgiveness from the political family, claiming he made mistakes in his assessment of Fubara.
He insisted that he would keep his critics fuming so they would keep making mistakes and that they would fix the error when the time was right.
Wike said: ” I want to say this clearly, in life we have made a mistake. I have made a mistake. I own it up and I say God forgive me. I have said all of you forgive me. But we will correct it at the appropriate time. I am a human, I am bound to make a mistake. So forgive me for making a wrong judgement. So nobody should kill”.
He disclosed that the state’s legal system and due process would continue to operate regardless of any injunctions acquired at two or four in the morning.
“If they like they can go to anybody by 2 am or 4 am to get injunction. The law will take its course. We must follow due process,” Wike said.
However, speaking at the state’s Government House in Port Harcourt, Fubara said: “Intimidation has a time, and when it expires, it’s over. Even in the bible, Pharaoh intimidated the children of Israel, but it got to a time; the intimidation did not work again.
“Every bad thing that has a beginning has an end. Don’t worry about me – we have kept that behind; we are looking at the future.”
