Humble yourself, Wike tells Fubara

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike has told suspended Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara to humble himself because no amount of protests can bring peace to Rivers.

The former Rivers Governor insisted that peace would not be restored in Rivers except there was sincerity of purpose from all parties involved in the crisis.

Wike said the ongoing emergency rule averted serious calamities that would have befallen Rivers.

Wike spoke in a church thanksgiving service in honour of the 70th birthday of a former federal lawmaker, Ken Chikere, in Port Harcourt.

He said no amount of protest could restore the suspended leaders to power unless they embraced sincerity of purpose.

Wike lambasted traditional rulers and other leaders of the state for taking sides with the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara in the political battle.

He said that since the crisis, they had failed to reconcile the warring parties.

He condemned the new trend of deploying women to protest on the streets of Port Harcourt saying no amount of naked protests would restore the suspended elected officers.

He said the only thing that could bring peace to the state was a sincere reconciliation of both parties irrespective of their political leanings..

Wike said: “One month after Mr President in his wisdom declared a state of emergency to save Rivers State from anarchy, I challenge any Rivers so-called elder, even the traditional rulers, what attempt have they made to bring total peace in the State.

“I challenge any so called 90 years, 200 years, what effort since one month and one week has seen that there is total reconciliation in this state.

“No amount of going to television to abuse anybody will bring peace, because we have always said that those who thrive in crisis, when there is crisis they are happy, when there is no crisis there is no food on the table. Those people cannot be real elders.

“There is no need of embarrassing our women to be naked outside. No amount of such can bring peace, no amount of such blackmail can bring peace. What can bring peace is for you to humble yourself and say for the interest of the state I want everybody to work together.

“If you are sincere, everybody would have known. I told our leaders, yes, some people have tried to approach me I received them. I did not pursue them, but seeing me alone does not bring peace.

“There are critical stakeholders that must be involved in the process of this peace making. Nobody will be excluded. If any group will be excluded it means there is no total peace.

“Members of State Assembly and National Assembly must be involved. The two political parties must be involved, other leaders must be involved. In that way, we will now now that they are sincere in talking about peace.”

Wike asked his followers and loyalists especially the 27 members of the Assembly.to rejoice over their victory at the Supreme Court.

He said: “One thing you must go home and jubilate is this, assembly maintained there seats and you are able to set aside that kangaroo election. If anybody says you are nobody, that person must have a mental problem. So, we need peace, but let it be to the total of sincerity.

“Let it be yes, I am not coming to play like a decoy, not when you come and see somebody and you tune television, people are abusing the same person, that cannot be sign of peace.”