Tony Okocha, Caretaker Committee Chairperson of the APC in Rivers State, has defended Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, amid the escalating political crisis in Rivers.
During a press conference in Abuja today, Okocha stated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara was politically elevated from obscurity by Wike.
Okocha criticized Governor Fubara for alleged constitutional violations and urged him to adhere to court rulings, stating that blackmailing Wike and President Bola Tinubu won’t resolve the crisis.
He further stated Wike should not be dragged into the ongoing conflict and reiterated the importance of obeying the rule of law.
He described Fubara as Wike’s political investment, saying the governor was a “mere” civil servant before he was “lifted from a state of relative political obscurity to political crescendo” by the FCT minister.
His words: “Wike is not, in any way, suffocating Fubara as is being alleged.
Blackmailing President Tinubu and Wike psychologically over the recent court ruling will not help the case in Rivers because the law has to be followed.
“We stand with and by the court, and not with any strong man’s morality. It is not right for anyone to start proclaiming self-righteousness.
“Wike is innocent in the political crisis in Rivers and should, therefore, not be dragged into it.
“Wike brought Fubara to where he is today. He lifted him from obscurity to a political crescendo. Nobody is suffocating anybody. The fight in Rivers state is between Fubara and Fubara.”