By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt

Days after relegating the Ijaw ethnic nationality to the position of “minority of the minorities”, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, stormed the ancient city of Abalama in Akuku Toru local government area of Rivers state for a grand reception in his honour.

Also, Wike said he will not stop the Rivers House of Assembly led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, from performing its constitutional functions in the state. this presupposes that the minister may not interfere even if the House intends to impeach the Governor.

Wike also blamed the Secretary to the Rivers State Government (SSG), Dr. Tammy Danagogo, for instigating the main issue that led to the ongoing political crisis in the state.

The minister spoke at Abalama Town where mammoth crowd of Kalabari Ijaw trooped out in their numbers to treat him to a grand civic reception and thanksgiving.

Wike, who was cheered by the crowd, said he came because some persons threatened him not to attend the event, noting that the occasion was an indication the opposition was a mere radio noise.

“I heard some people say I won’t come here. Who are they and how many are they? What you have done today is to tell the world all these noise in the radio is not the real thing. If you are of the Kalabari and of the Ijaw nation and you are receiving me today, God will continue to bless you. I will continue to stand by you and to support you.”

He explained that some persons had misunderstood and misinterpreted his recent interview on Ijaw but clarified that he only meant that an Ijaw man becoming a governor in Rivers was made possible and agreement to work together.

The former governor said at the final day of deciding who would be his successor, Fubara said he was not interested and urged them to give the position to his then Commissioner for Finance, Isaac Kamalu.

He recalled the process that led to Sir Siminalayi Fubara becoming the governor adding that Chief Alabraba, Chief Seargent Awuse and OCJ Okocha mounted pressure on him to allow Fubara in the principle of live and let live.

“What I said on my interview people will want to misinterpret it. However they want to misinterpret it is their business. I want to repeat what I said. I said we are all working together if we don’t work together it would have been difficult to produce the governor. That was what I said. Chief Alabraba did not allow me to rest; he nearly fainted when we were deciding who would be governor.



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