The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesome Wike, on Wednesday, refused all entreaties to resolve the political feud with Gov. Siminialayi Fubara of Rivers state despite the intervention of President Bola Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum, a report by punch has revealed.
According to the report, at a meeting with PDP governors in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike justified the impeachment plot against Fubara as constitutional.
He told his guests that he could not be intimidated while justifying the impeachment plot against Fubara as constitutional.
Wike stated, “They (PDP governors) have talked about the crisis in Rivers state. Let me tell anybody who cares that nobody can intimidate me.
He also warned Fubara against any alliance with his political enemies to undermine him.
“It does not matter whether you go and bring thugs, or you say you are Ijaw, if I want to do something, I will do it. Impeachment is not a military coup; impeachment is provided under the constitution”, he said.
The minister cautioned those peddling alleged rumours and lies on social media, stating that he had “the capacity to fight back.
On what transpired at the meeting, a source hinted that Wike narrated his grievances against Fubara to the governors in turn who appealed to him to allow peace to reign in Rivers State.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the source said, “Wike told the governors how he struggled to ensure Fubara succeeded him, but now, the Rivers State governor is empowering his political enemies and distorting his political structure to bring him down.
“President Tinubu made some recommendations to Governor Fubara and Wike for peace to reign. So, the governors agreed to wait for the result and also plan to have a similar meeting with the Rivers State governor.”
Governors who attended the meeting included Governors Ahmadu Fintri (Adamawa), Caleb Muftwang (Plateau) and Agbu Kefas of Taraba State.
