Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday, mentioned the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, visited him at his Port Harcourt residence with two different governors.
Wike made the disclosure throughout a dwell media chat, confirming Fubara’s go to, including that the accompanying governors had been, sadly, governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The FCT Minister additionally described the experiences of the embattled governor as self-inflicted damage.
Wike famous that he had beforehand invited Fubara within the presence of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, former Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, and former Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, noting, nonetheless, that Fubara had did not heed their recommendation.
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Addressing the difficulty of open grazing within the FCT, Wike mentioned he felt a necessity to string cautiously, noting that he was doing every little thing to deal with the difficulty.
“Sure, he got here. He got here with two governors and one different particular person. Sadly, the 2 governors are APC governors, so I cannot pursue them. And he mentioned he desires peace, high-quality. I would like peace.
“Certainly, this can be a self-inflicted damage. He doesn’t want it. When this factor began, I referred to as him, Seyi Makinde was there, Ortom was there, Ikpeazu was there, Ugwuanyi was there, we had been scouting. We sat him down and mentioned this factor just isn’t good for you. God has given you this factor, why not be humble and never permit folks to push you? They’re telling you to behave like a governor. We all know. No one is taking it away; you’re a governor. However all I’m saying is don’t abandon individuals who have laboured for you day and night time.
“The reality is that no one is pleased about it… Governance just isn’t like when you find yourself working a personal enterprise; it’s a must to tread rigorously, and we’re doing every little thing we will. For instance, earlier than I got here, there was a spot the place land was allotted for grazing reserves, about 100 hectares.
“If I inform you the struggle we’re at present preventing. So many individuals have encroached, land grabbers have encroached, but it surely’s an issue that shall be sorted out, although we have now to tread cautiously.”
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