The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that he is open to the idea of peace and is ready to put everything that has transpired between himself and the current governor of the state, Siminilayi Fubara, behind him, News About Nigeria reports.
The minister made this known on Sunday while speaking during a thanksgiving and marriage anniversary of the immediate past Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Dr Des George-Kelly, at the Kings’ Assembly in Port Harcourt.
Wike, who noted that he is in support of the peace process which was initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stated that he has and will never do anything that will make the esteemed Rivers state backward, adding that he has fought so many battles to see that the oil wells are brought back to the state.
He added that every decision he made as Governor of Rivers State was in the interest of the state, maintaining that the money accrued from the oil wells was being used for the betterment of the state and was not in his possession.
Wike also berated the elders of the state, who recently said Tinubu did not have constitutional powers in the manner in which he handled the political crisis in the state, stating that they should take time to reflect on their stand.
He also pointed out that the governor, Siminilayi Fubara, had disregarded the directive of the president after a private meeting that was held to address the issues, adding that the president had every right constitutionally to wade into the issue.
