Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, has said that he will not be supporting either Governor Siminalayi Fubara or Nyesom Wike in the ongoing political turmoil in the state.
News About Nigeria reports that Amaechi made this assertion on Friday.
The Minister spoke during a visit to a leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Okorinama West, at his private residence in Port Harcourt on Friday.
The former Minister of Transportation attributed Governor Fubara’s popularity to the public backlash against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Wike.
Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers state, commented on the State’s political dynamics, suggesting that some politicians who were his supporters were switching allegiances due to personal interests.
Amaechi further encouraged young supporters to take an active role in shaping the state’s leadership.
He said, “I can’t stand and join either Sim or Wike. I will not join Sim, I will not join Wike.
“But don’t forget, they are not big without you people, I hope you know that.”
He added, “What Sim thinks is popularity today is because he is anti-Wike. That’s his popularity, not that Sim is the best man on earth. It’s because he is anti-Wike and because the state is tired of Wike.”
Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and immediate past governor of Rivers, and his successor Fubara, have been embroiled in a struggle to control Rivers’ political structure.
The feud between both men sparked a political crisis in the state leading to the demolition of the Rivers House of Assembly complex.
Afetr that, 27 lawmakers in the state house of assembly defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
On December 18, the governor and Wike agreed to end the political feud between them after President Bola Tinubu intervened.
