Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has told Governors of the People Democratic Party (PDP) that he cannot be intimidated into not pursuing his political agenda, stating impeachment is procedure allowed by the constitution.
The Minister, who spoke when Chairman of PDP Governors Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, led his members on a courtesy visit to him over the crisis rocking Rivers State. Those who accompanied Mohammed include Governors Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Caleb Muftwang (Plateau), and Agbu Kefas (Taraba).
Crisis erupted on Sunday night and snowballed into burning of the main chamber of the Rivers House of Assembly and the move on Monday to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Wike, a former Governor of Rivers State, had worked for the emergence of Fubara as his successor.
But Wike told the Governors that impeachment move was not equivalent to a military coup as it has constitutional backing.
Dismissing rumours of interest in monies belonging to Rivers State, Wike accused Fubara of working with his political enemies to take away the political structure in the State, stating that he would not allow anybody to do that.
According to Wike: “Nobody can intimidate me. If I want to do something, I will do it. Impeachment is not a military coup; it is provided under the Constitution. I’m not interested in all the rumours, money, this, and that. Rubbish. Absolute rubbish. I just left office how many months ago? And I’m FCT Minister. So, which money?”
“But nobody can take away our political structure. No one. You cannot work and people will begin to bring enemies, those who fought you when you were struggling for the person to be in office. Nobody does that. I’m not a political ingrate. But don’t touch the political structure of the State. I will not shut my eyes.”
Wike also appreciated the Governor’s Forum for the visit and appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the privilege to serve as FCT Minister, while reiterating his support for the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Earlier, the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum thanked Wike for his willingness to resolve issues, noting that the Forum had “waded into the matter,” which showed the importance of Rivers.