The Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress has shifted its loyalty to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, thereby abandoning the incumbent Rivers State Governor, Siminilayi Fubara.
The chairman of the congress, Senator George Sekibo, announced the group’s decision during Wike’s “thank you” visit to Okrika Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.
Sekibo described the feud between Fubara and Wike as “very unfortunate”, stressing that the Ijaw people were not ungrateful.
The Ijaw Congress chairman recalled with nostalgia how Wike supported the emergence of Fubara, an Ijaw son, as governor of Rivers State and how he was widely supported by people across the state.
“Please don’t look at him and think we are all ungrateful people. Ijaw people are very grateful people.
“That is why we abandoned him (Fubara) and said we will follow you. You have done so much for Ijaw people in Rivers. Whatever you say we should do is what we will do,” he said.
The chairman of Okrika Local Government Council, Akuro Tobin, who described Wike as his “political godfather”, added that the minister equally supported many sons and daughters of the area to occupy various political offices, both elective and appointed.
He assured Wike that men, women and youths of Okrika LGA are solidly behind him and Tinubu.
In turn, the FCT Minister thanked the people for their support and for standing firm with Tinubu.
Wike described Tinubu as a man who keeps his promises and urged the people of Okrika to continue to support people with good and trusted character.
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