Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has refused to apologize for his controversial statement threatening to “put fire” in states whose governments interfere in the political crisis in Rivers State.
In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today program on Friday, Wike maintained that he has done nothing wrong and sees no reason to apologize.
He said that as a politician, he has the power to react when other politicians try to meddle in the political affairs of his state.
Wike specifically took aim at the PDP governors who he claimed “went too far” by declaring their support for Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara to take over the structure of the Rivers State PDP, regardless of the legitimacy of the process.
When questioned about his statement and the criticism he received from Edwin Clark, Wike responded, “I have always tried not to respond to Papa Edwin Clark, but I am human. Edwin Clark is not fair; he does not love Rivers State.”
Wike’s initial statement, made in August at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt during the party’s state congress, sparked controversy.
“Let me assure all of you, not while we live will anybody take away the structure of PDP from us. But let me tell people, I hear some governors who say they will take over the structure and give back to somebody, I pity those governors because I will put fire in their states,” he had declared.
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