Omehia also said, “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”
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Governor of Rivers State, Celestine Omehia has offered a word of advice to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike as his feud with Governor Siminalayi Fubara continues to linger.
Speaking with DAILY POST on Friday while reacting to a television interview Wike granted in Abuja, Omehia told the former governor to reduce his propensity for power and greed and allow Fubara to effectively govern the state.
He went on to say Wike’s uncontrolled outbursts during the chat was born out of his failure to secure a third term by proxy in the state.
He also added that the people of Rivers State have realized that the FCT Minister’s quest for power is personal and not for the interest of the state or the South-South at large as claimed.
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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 pained 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 taken over? Is it not madness?”
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.
Wike had during a media parley on Tuesday, described Uche Secondus, Sen George Sekibo and other PDP chieftains in Rivers State as “expired politicians and buccaneers” owing to their support for Fubara.