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By Lizzy Chirkpi
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has reiterated his position that the purported feud between him and suspended Rivers State, Governor, Siminalayi Fubara is untrue.
This is just as he distanced himself from the escalating internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as a product of impunity and injustice.
The Minister made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja during his usual live chat with media men, saying, “I’ve made it clear that this impunity, this injustice, will not stand, I don’t have any crisis with Governor Fubara. None whatsoever.”
Wike accused unnamed political actors whom he referred to as “undertakers” of deliberately plunging the PDP into chaos for selfish gain.
“What is happening in the PDP is the handiwork of people I can only describe as undertakers. I don’t understand why anyone would willingly put themselves in the middle of such a crisis,” he lamented.
He added that Fubara allowed himself to be used to fight him, saying, “I don’t want a crisis. But the governor, unknown to me, handed himself over to those who couldn’t confront me directly; he allowed them to use him to fight me,” he said.
Wike who is the former governor of Rivers State revealed that his relationship with Governor Fubara is like that of father and son.
“You raise a child, feed him, send him to school, and one night, he returns home only to shoot you. Just imagine how that feels,” Wike said.
Speaking on the issue of a possible state of emergency in Rivers, the former governor distanced himself from such calls, saying the matter was within the exclusive purview of President Bola Tinubu.
“I’m not the president. I never supported a state of emergency. But I understand why it was considered at the time because the government was almost being impeached. Still, the president, in his wisdom, handled it differently.
The Minister further took a swipe at some of his party members saying they spend more time in the media than serving the people.
“These TV politicians make me feel bad. They speak as if they understand governance, yet they are nowhere near the people,” he added.