Media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Rivers State governor, Rufus Ada George, and different members of the Rivers Elders and Leaders Discussion board, accusing them of hypocrisy and partisanship within the ongoing political disaster within the state.
In an announcement launched on Thursday, April 10, Wike’s Senior Particular Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, mentioned it was “unlucky that some elders in Rivers State, who performed ostrich when suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara was performing like an emperor are actually talking like kids who misplaced their most prized toys.”
Ada George had throughout a media briefing accused Wike of masterminding the political disaster in Rivers, together with the imposition of emergency rule and the appointment of sole directors in all 23 native authorities areas of the state.
However Olayinka fired again, saying George and his group “lacked what it takes to be referred to as an elder.”
“In contrast to these individuals masquerading as ‘Rivers Elders and Leaders Discussion board’, real elders sit in place of neutrality when there are conflicts amongst youthful ones in order that they are going to take pleasure in credibility and respect whereas sitting on the excessive desk to resolve the problems,” he mentioned.
Olayinka criticised the previous governor for supporting Fubara on the top of his controversial actions in opposition to the state legislature.
“When Fubara was orchestrating the burning and demolition of the Rivers State Home of Meeting, supposed elders like Ada George have been hailing him. They have been telling him it was regular for 3 members to run a Home of Meeting of 32 members,” he acknowledged.
He additionally accused Ada George of undermining the intervention of President Bola Tinubu within the disaster.
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“When the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, intervened within the disaster and resolutions signed by all events, it was this identical Ada George that described the President’s intervention as ‘government rascality.’”
“He went additional to say that the intervention by the President ‘contravened the doctrine and observe of separation of powers and unilaterally suspended the structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,’” the assertion learn.
Olayinka mentioned regardless of the Supreme Court docket’s pronouncements, the elders didn’t warning Fubara however as a substitute watched as “he reeled out threats upon threats, together with brazenly saying that he would give directions as to what to do on the acceptable time.”
“True to his threats, Fubara gave directions and Nigerians noticed the end result when oil pipelines began developing in flames,” he added.
He additionally dismissed insinuations about Wike’s frequent visits to Rivers, saying: “They’ve even turned themselves to monitoring spirits, monitoring when Wike involves Rivers State and when he leaves as if it has now turn out to be unlawful for a Minister to go to his home-state and affiliate freely with the individuals.”
Olayinka concluded by blaming Ada George and his group for failing to behave impartially throughout the disaster.
“The second an elder takes facet in a battle between two kids, such an elder has misplaced the rights to intervene and resolve the battle,” he mentioned.
