{"id":124642,"date":"2025-12-28T22:14:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T21:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124642"},"modified":"2025-12-28T22:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T21:14:50","slug":"rivers-wealth-fuelling-politicians-visits-wike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/rivers-wealth-fuelling-politicians-visits-wike\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers\u2019 Wealth Fuelling Politicians&#8217; Visits-Wike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that Nigerian politicians are attracted to Rivers State because of its enormous wealth, insisting that recent high-profile visits to the state are driven by political and financial interests, not genuine concern for governance.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Wike spoke in Port Harcourt on Sunday while reacting to recent visits to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Bashiru.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to him, Rivers State has always been a magnet for political actors because of its economic strength.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cEverybody likes Rivers State because of the money,\u201d Wike said, stressing that the state\u2019s resources naturally attract politicians, especially those who had previously shown little interest in its affairs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He questioned the sudden interest in the state, noting that such visits should not be taken at face value.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhen people who never cared about Rivers before now start visiting the state, you must ask questions,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cthese visits are not accidental.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The former governor said Nigerians deserved clarity on the purpose of such engagements, particularly when they involve senior government and party officials.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIf those visits were truly about security or party matters, Nigerians would have been clearly informed,\u201d Wike stated, arguing that the absence of clear explanations leaves room for speculation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIn that situation, people are free to draw their own conclusions,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He further described Nigerian politics as largely driven by self-interest, warning against pretending otherwise.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0\u201cPolitics is about interest,\u201d he said. \u201cNobody should deceive himself. Many of these visits are about personal and financial interests, not love for Rivers State.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He concluded by describing Rivers as a strategic political destination, likening the state to \u201ca bride\u201d because of its economic relevance. 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