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…Group says feud may ground state
From Okwe Obi, Abuja
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike, have been implored to bury their differences for the development of the state.
The appeal was made yesterday in a statement by the President of People Petition Writers Association of Nigeria (P-PWAN), Elias Odoemena, who warned that the lingering impasse might ground the fortune of the state.
Odoemena commended President Bola Tinubu for earlier wading into the disagreement between Fubara and Wike.
Regretting that the president’s effort had not yielded the desired peaceful result, Odoemena underscored the need for elders and traditional rulers in the state to come together and settle the rift between two brothers.
He said: “I call on Barrister Nyesom Wike to make peace with Governor Fubara and help him in bringing the Federal Government’s presence to Rivers State and shun any ill-advice from anyone who wants the fight between two brothers to continue.
“It is unthinkable, disheartening, shocking and sad that some elders in the state who are supposed to make peace now take the sides of either the governor or the immediate past governor which has worsened feud.
“Governor Fubara should remember how he started with Barrister Wike. Wike may not be your God but he was the instrument of God in your elevation to an enviable position of number one man in Rivers state today.
“The governor should remember that when King David had the opportunity to kill King Saul, he only cut part of his clothe which he regretted after even though his supporters and his followers wanted the outright killing of King Saul. Your Excellency, you know the rest of the story.
“Your Excellency, forget those food-is-ready politicians that are coming to you now who are telling you do this to Wike and do that to Wike. Where were they when you and Wike had sleepless nights planning how you would became the governor of Rivers state?”
Also, he called on Governor Fubara to refrain from investing his strength and resources at his disposal in the fight against Wike.
“Governor Fubara should begin everyday with prayers by thanking God for having Barrister Nyesom Wike in his life and at the end of your tenure, the people of Rivers State would thank God for having you as governor,” he said.
