Omehia Urges Wike to Purge Himself of Greed for Power, Allow Fubara Govern Rivers

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

Former Governor of Rivers State, Celestine Omehia, has advised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to reduce his propensity for power and greed and allow Governor Siminalayi Fubara to do his work.

Omehia made this assertion in a statement issued in Port Harcourt in response to the live television interview that Wike, granted in Abuja recently.
In the said interview, Wike described Omehia and other 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.”

But in a swift reaction, Omehia stated that Wike’s uncontrolled outbursts during the chat were borne out of his failure to secure a third term by proxy in the state.

He also added that the people of Rivers State have realised that the FCT minister’s quest for power is personal and not in the interest of the state or the South-South at large as claimed.

Omehia said: “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.
“Wike is notorious 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.

“Wike speaks from both sides of his mouth; he says something today and denies it tomorrow like a clown. 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 hurt by our support for the governor 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 has taken over? Is it not madness?” Omehia queried.
He further noted that Wike’s excesses, inconsistencies, and hallucinations had reached a shameful peak and advised him to face his job in Abuja as the state was not missing his presence and nuisance value.