Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has stated that his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, needs to let go of his enmity with him and the aspiration for the political control of the state for the sake of peace.
The Rivers leader made this remark on Channels TV’s ‘Politics Today’ program, which was monitored by POLITICS NIGERIA on Monday.
He said, “I’ll tell him (Wike) that it has gotten to a point where he needs to let go. We need peace in this state; you don’t necessarily need to win all the fights. Sometimes, you just have to let go for the sake of the good people of Rivers State.”
“Fubara will leave tomorrow. Who knows who is going to come? It might be through him or another person but we need to secure the state.”
This development comes amidst the crisis that followed the recent local government elections in the state.
Notedly, violence recently erupted in at least four local government areas in Rivers State. In Eleme, Ikwerre, and Emohua, political hoodlums set fire to parts of council buildings, while in Ahoada East, gunshots rang out as selected persons resisted the arrival of new council officials
