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From Tony John, Port Harcourt
Former Governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Omehia, has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to reduce his propensity for power and allow Governor Siminalayi Fubara to do his work.
Omehia said this undying inclination for power is tormenting him and serving him unstable moments.
Omehia made this assertion in a statement issued by his Executive Assistant, Nicholas Amaechi, in Port Harcourt on Friday, in response to the live television interview which the former governor of Rivers State and FCT Minister Wike hosted in Abuja recently.
According to Amaechi, Wike had in the said interview, described Omehia and other People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders in Rivers State, who declared support for the administration of Governor Fubara and President Bola Tinubu last week as “expired politicians and buccaneers.”
He described Wike’s uncontrolled outbursts as product of a confused mind, saying that minister’s anger is that his ambition of a third tenure has crashed and the people of Rivers State have realized that his quest for power is personal and not for the interest of the state or the South-South at large as claimed.
Omehia stated: “The FCT Minister thought that he would continue to control and abuse the resources and governance of the state. But, God, through the people resisted the impeachment plot by his members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.”
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He noted that former governor is known for lying against anyone, anytime and disrespects elders at will, “so, there is no surprise about his outburst and criticism against innocent personalities in Rivers State.
Omehia declared: “I am not a buccaneer and my capacity to contribute to the growth and development of my state and country is not impaired.
“I wonder why he is pained by our support for the governor (Fubara) and the Federal Government under President Tinubu.
“Does he want us to perpetually be at political war with everybody, even long after elections are over and governance taken over?”
Omehia noted that Wike’s excesses, inconsistencies and hallucinations have reached a regrettable peak and advised him to face his job in Abuja, as the state is not missing his presence.
