Rivers LG Polls: Without Ijaws, you won’t be anywhere near govt house, you can’t win this fight against Governor Fubara – Bishop tells Wike
A prominent cleric from Rivers State, Bishop Kingsley Quintin-Osuogim, has issued a strong message to the former governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, urging him to cease his ongoing feud with his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
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Speaking to journalists in Calabar, the Bishop, who hails from the Odual Ijaw community in the Orashi region of Rivers State, emphasized that Wike’s battle against Governor Fubara was a losing one. He stated that Wike’s current actions were seen as a betrayal to the Ijaw people who had once supported his political rise.
Bishop Quintin-Osuogim reminded Wike of the crucial role the Ijaw community played in his political career, particularly in securing his governorship in 2015. He warned that no single individual holds a monopoly on political power, which ultimately belongs to God.
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“I implore you to immediately bury the hatchet and embrace peace, because you can’t win this fight. Stop bringing yourself to the slaughtering table of ridicule,” the Bishop said, urging Wike to reconsider his stance.
Highlighting the importance of unity among ethnic groups in the state, Quintin-Osuogim stressed that the majority of the Ijaw people were firmly backing Governor Fubara, who is also of Ijaw descent. He explained that Fubara’s rise to power was an act of destiny, which could not be undermined by any individual.
“Fubara is an Ijaw man. His ascension to political power is an act of predestination, which no man can truncate. It is a reward of the refreshing good gesture of the Ijaws towards you and other highly placed politicians who are not of Ijaw extraction in the past,” he added.
The Bishop also reminded Wike that without the support of the Ijaw people, he would not have achieved the political prominence he now enjoys, both in Rivers State and beyond.
“Without the Ijaws, you wouldn’t be anywhere near governorship. You would not have been known anywhere in the state, Nigeria, or in the world,” he remarked.
Bishop Quintin-Osuogim’s comments come amidst growing tensions between Wike and Governor Fubara, who has been in office since May 2023.