Fubara: ‘Wike Is Talking More Than Tinubu’ – ADC Chieftain, Austin

A Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Austin Okai, has stated that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is exerting more power than President Bola Tinubu over the ongoing crisis in Rivers State.

Abia Radio News reports that Wike and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, recently resumed their face-off, with the minister vowing to frustrate his re-election bid.

However, Fubara, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), has the backing of some top party leaders.

But Wike urged the party stalwart to steer clear of Rivers State politics, a comment that sparked a war of words between him and the APC National Publicity Secretary, Abolaji Basiru.

Speaking on the development, Okai, during an interview on TVC News on Tuesday, predicted that the crisis would escalate to other parts of the country.

According to Okai, the Rivers crisis will consume the APC if Tinubu fails to summon political courage and call Wike to order.

He said, “Wike did not just attack the APC National Secretary, he attacked the NSA and all of them. For over a decade, the crisis of ruling parties usually starts from Rivers State.

“What you see happening in Rivers will consume APC except the president summons a political courage and call the FCT Minister to order. He has declared that his political survival depends on Rivers State and we don’t know the agreement between him and the president.

“Wike is talking tough even more than the APC National Chairman, NSA and the Chief of Staff to the President. Wike is talking more than the president himself”.