The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has criticized Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River State for the governor’s “emergency” support for President Bola Tinubu.
Wike stated this on Sunday during his special Christmas visits to Emohua and Ikwerre Local Government Areas of Rivers State.
He told the Ikwerre people that Fubara should honour agreements, instead of becoming an emergency singer of Tinubu’s ‘on your mandate, we shall stand’ anthem.
Wike said “for us here, agreement is agreement. You can be singing on your mandate we shall stand, in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which is good because we have been supporting the President since 2023, your new sloganeering won’t help you.”
The minister recalled how Ikwerre people risked to support the president when others were not in sight to be seen, adding that they only started singing the ‘on your mandate we shall stand’ slogan when it was difficult.
He said “in 2023 when it was difficult, when people never knew that Mr. President will emerge as President, all of us from Ikwerre stock knew politics is about risk, we know that, if you look at the votes that made him to win in Rivers, the votes were particularly from Ikwerre.
“When it mattered most, we stood on his mandate, not this people now coming to shout on your mandate, when it was important they couldn’t shout on your mandate.
“You take stands when things are tough, not when food is ready. We took this position when things were tough, and we are still standing by it.
“The South must complete their eight years, and completing the eight years it doesn’t matter which party we belong to give Mr. President the support to succeed.
“In 2031, after the South must have completed its eight years through President Tinubu, we will know what next,” he said.
