Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, reiterated on Thursday, November 9, that his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, continues to hold a significant place in his life.
Governor Fubara made this statement during the rededication ceremony for the Rivers State Judiciary’s 2023–2024 legal year, where both leaders were in attendance.
Governor Fubara used the occasion, which was held at the Saint Cyprian’s Anglican Church on Hospital Road in the state capital, to emphasize the importance of peace in the oil-rich state to overcome the current political challenges.
“My oga remains my oga. Whatever that has happened is in the past. I have not sent anybody to malign anybody,” Fubara said.
The governor also warned those endorsing him to refrain from disparaging his opponents by using foul language, stating that he had given them no permission to do so.
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According to him, in trying to attain development, the devil will always attack, but what is most important is to “identify the devil and push it out.”
It was the first time the two politicians who were the major characters in the most recent political controversy would cross paths in the state’s public eye.
Arriving at the church service nearly at the conclusion, Wike, the minister for the Federal Capital Territory, shook hands with his successor and sat in the same row as him for the duration of the ceremony.