FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, don accuse Governor Siminalayi Fubara say im make grave mistake by trying to do tings alone and build im own political structure too early afta im take office on May 29, 2023. Wike yarn dis during a special media chat for Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Saturday. Im say di development clearly show say Fubara undermine those wey support am and di structure wey bring am to power.
According to Wike, wen im dey leave office as governor, im don lay solid foundation wey im want Fubara to build on so dat di state go fit gradually catch up with Lagos for infrastructural revolution. But im talk say im no know say Fubara get im own plan. Di former governor say im initiate di multi-billion naira Port Harcourt Ring Road project wey link many local government areas, and di work don already start before im hand over to Fubara. Wike call am im own legacy project wey im personally conceive, and im boast say im build 12 flyovers wey dem don commission while im still dey office as governor of Rivers State.
Wike note say politicians must dey meticulous for dia dealings, and di mistake wey Fubara make don further widen di gap wey im wan bridge between Lagos and Rivers State for development. Im remind say before im hand over, dem do church service, and im tell Fubara say “See where I have stopped. My thinking is that we do need to compete with Lagos. We have laid the foundation; he should be able to continue from there; we will give you all the necessary support.”
Di minister also yarn say part of di problem with Fubara na say early for im administration, im start dey listen to those wey want am to fail, including people wey want occupy di position wey im dey now. Wike say dem be di ones wey advise Fubara to start fight with am. Im warn say for politics, you get people wey go mean well for you and people wey no go mean well. Im say make Fubara think well about di kind advice wey im dey take, because if you make mistake by saying “I can do it alone; those wey give me support I don’t care”, di people wey no want you go come in.
Wike recall say im never lose focus as governor, and na why im achieve wetin im achieve. Im say im want im successor to build on am for di interest of di state. Wen dem ask am if im ask Fubara for money as rumour dey fly, Wike debunk am. Im wonder why im go ask for money when im be FCT Minister with budget wey equal to governor. Im talk say im want Fubara to stabilise di state and consolidate on im achievements, not make im dey collect money.
