“Today I will use this opportunity to commend the character of Felix Obuah.”
“In 2023 I told him (Felix Obuah) you would not run, he said okay Sir, I would not. I know his capacity, I know if I had allowed that election, if I had allowed him to run some people would not be Governor today.. I not only told him not to run I told him to go and be the DG of the campaign. ”
“I want to use this opportunity to apologise to all of you, to Ogba ,Egbema and Ndoni people for taking a decision that hurt you.”
“When a leader takes a wrong decision nothing stops the leader from coming back to accept his mistake.”
~ Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike – CON, GSSRS Speaking in ONELGA Rivers State.
13/01/2024
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, January 12, said that his camp had fulfilled its part of the peace accord initiated by President Bola Tinubu and endorsed by all the parties involved in the Rivers state political crisis.
Wike, a former Rivers Governor, spoke when he visited the Oba of Ogbaland in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers, His Royal Highness Eze Nnam Obi III.
The minister told the king that he was disposed to peace in the state and would not disappoint the monarch.
He said: “We accepted whatever decision Mr. President has taken and we have on our own part fulfilled every condition given by Mr President because I told you I will not let you down.
“It just to let you know that your request of making sure there is peace in the state of which you asked Mr President to intervene, we have accepted.
“And I want you to use this opportunity to continue to pray for Mr President for God to continue to give him wisdom to pilot the affairs of this nation”
Wike eulogised Tinubu for intervening in the crisis and demonstrating his interest in peace.
The former governor said: “He is not from this state. So many people have piloted the affairs of this country, the crisis has engulfed other states and you hardly would see somebody to come out and say irrespective of the political party, I need peace in the state.
“If there is peace in the states, it will help peace in Nigeria. So, I will urge you and your council to continue to pray for Mr President for God to continue to give him wisdom to pilot the affairs of the country.”
Wike was accompanied by the Petroleum Minister (State), Heineken Lokpobiri; his predecessor, Chief Timipre Sylva; Felix Obuah, Senator Sam Anyanwu, Senator Barinada Mpigi, and Chief Victor Giadom.