All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Rivers State Tony Okocha says the state’s political crisis has continued to fester because Governor Siminalayi Fubara lacks conciliatory attitude....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE➤
To prove this, Okocha cited the Yuletide and the 57th birthday celebration last month of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, as two recent opportunities Fubara could have cashed in to end the crisis….CONTINUE READING
“The Yuletide provided even enemies opportunities to pay visits to one another and resolve their issues. A governor who wants peace can just drive to the minister’s house to greet him on Christmas Day… Instead, he was threatening fire and brimstones, “ he added.
Okocha, who was a guest of national television, stated that Fubara’s actions signaled an escalation rather than de-escalation of the political conflict in the state.
He also denounced criticisms against Wike for his comments on another former Governor of the state, Peter Odili.
His words: ‘’I haven’t seen anything in the statement by Minister Nyesom Wike that indicates he intended to disparage the elder statesman and former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili. His comment referencing Mr. Odili as the ‘general overseer’ of Rivers State is not disparaging within its context
‘’The FCT Minister merely said to our leader Dr. Peter Odilli, you are a father and the role of a father is not to take sides when his children are fighting. That’s my understanding because it was overreaching for the former governor to take sides.
“The former governor was part of the peace meeting convened by the President and in recognition of Dr. Odili’s standing, the President deferred to him in many ways.
“If the former governor was free-minded and had objections to issues such as the representation of the budget, I think it behooves him to reach out to the President to seek counsel on how to resolve issues. But he never did that.”
On the state’s 2025 budget, the APC chairman said he was aware of several judgments on the issue.
“In January 2024, the court said the budget that was presented to a committee of four legislators should be represented….CONTINUE READING
“The court of appeal on two other occasions directed that the budget be represented because the so-called three-member House was a forum of friends. Instead of doing the right thing, he went ahead to represent the budget to the same House members.” ...CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE➤
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