A political stakeholder in Rivers State, Annkio Briggs, has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the ongoing political tension in the oil-rich state.
Naijaonpoint reports that Briggs, while fielding questions in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, said that the state can effectively exist without Wike.
Speaking on the State Assembly impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, Briggs questioned the agreement that lawmakers and Wike are discussing.
She maintained that the majority of Rivers State residents are behind Fubara, adding that it is unacceptable to say that, without Wike, the state will not exist.
She said, “What is it? He keeps talking about an agreement. What’s the agreement? Do you know the agreement that Nyesom Wike is shouting about? Agreement, agreement. Everybody is shouting, agreement, agreement. The lawmakers are shouting.
“His supporters are shouting, no Wike, no Rivers state. You can’t say that. How can you say that without one man (Wike) a state will not exist? Where is that political, and where is it acceptable?
“Well, it may be acceptable anywhere else. But I don’t think such is acceptable by the people of Rivers State. All I do know is that the majority of Rivers people are in support of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
“His support is organic. And therefore, if Today he finds himself for whatever reasons, he has decided as the governor of River State to move to the APC to survive as a governor. The organic support he has is fully behind him.
“I may not be a member of APC, but I am a daughter of Rivers State, and when it comes to the elections in Rivers State, I know whom I’m going to vote for. It will depend on what the person is offering and the circumstances.”