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Jonathan Wades in Wike, Fubara feud, Urges Alliance

POSTED ON May 20, 2024 •   Breaking News      BY Benedicta Bassey •   VIEWS 122
Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara/Photo Credit: UGC

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has waded into the feud between Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, calling for reconciliation in the political crisis rocking the state.

Jonathan made this statement on Monday during the unveiling of the Trans-Kalabari Road in the state.

The former President said the incessant battles between governors and their predecessors called for a major concern in the country, insisting that the recurrence would not augur well for their followers and residents of the affected states.

He said, “Outgoing governors and incoming governors must know that they work together for the collective interest of the citizens of the state.

“In the case of Rivers, Honourable Minister Nyesom Wike and Governor Sim Fubara must work together to develop the land and people of Rivers State. The tension will not help us.

“So, I urge political actors; you must work together if you love the Rivers people. I join the leaders of Rivers State and well-meaning Nigerians who have been calling for a truce and ceasefire to also reemphasise that there is a need for a ceasefire.

“We call on them [Wike and Fubara] to embrace themselves. One hand does not clap. It takes two hands to clap. So, we want them to work together for the collective interest.

“Transition in Nigeria is becoming a problem. At the centre, presidents have taken over from presidents. They are always issues, but at the state level, it is becoming noisy, and I feel that that is not the best.”

Recall that Wike and Fubara have been in a long-standing feud, with President Bola Tinubu intervening to douse the tension brewing in the state.

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