In a development that has caught many observers of the political intrigues in Rivers State by surprise, Governor Similanayi Fubara seems to have changed his tactics in dealing with his estranged political godfather, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He has suddenly developed a thick skin…
Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has alleged the national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje and his Peoples Democratic Party
Elder statesman and national leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has asked the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdulahi Ganduje, to dissociate themselves from the alleged attempt by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to bring down the government of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
Wike, at the twilight of his administration, did everything to ensure that he installed a loyal successor, which he found in Fubara, against the wishes of many party bigwigs and faithful in the state, who argued that the latter, being a political rookie and having not contributed anything to the Peoples Democratic Party, should not have been given the plum job.