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The decision of Mr President was a necessary evil. Whether the impeachment or suspension as it were today, I can tell you that 90 percent of the political crisis in Rivers was solved.
Following President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has once again expressed its support for the measure, stating that it has resolved ninety percent of the issue that has been occurring in the state.
Furthermore, the party criticized those who had anticipated the suspension of Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), together with Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, and the State Assembly. The party stated that the minister was never involved in the conflict.
Following a visit to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC, which is led by Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, Chief Tony Okocha, who is the chairman of the party’s caretaker committee in Rivers state, made this statement on Thursday at the national office of the party in Abuja.
“For the immediate, it was necessary,” Okocha stated in response to a question about whether or not the departure or suspension of Fubara from the cabinet was the only solution to the situation.
Okocha said, “The decision of Mr President was a necessary evil. Whether the impeachment or suspension as it were today, I can tell you that 90 percent of the political crisis in Rivers was solved.
“It was very necessary. It is like when you have a hernia, and the only solution is for an operation. The hernia is painful and the operation is painful, but without the operation, you won’t have any peace.
In response to the allegations made by a few individuals that the minister of the FCT ought to have been suspended as well, Okocha stated, “Was he in the fray? The answer is no. If bringing him to the fray is because he is the leader of that political structure, then you may be right.
“The 32 assembly members were produced and sponsored by the former Governor of Rivers State, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, His Excellency Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON.
“The election was one day, assembly and governorship. Are you not aware of what happened? The same group also threw up the governor of the state. So if you want to get him into the fray, that is the only reason you can, or you should.
“The other point we make is that, and I have said that here before, Fubara was the weakest political investment. I have said that many times. What happens to you when you have invested? Should you allow the investment to fly away or to explode? And in Politics, I am talking about even in Economics, in politics, it is heavy, if not impossible, for someone to allow you to dismantle his political structure.
“They are all members of the same party. We have APC; they are members of a party called PDP. For those who are calling for his suspension and all that, they are not getting the point right. That man had been at the epicenter of peace.
“How do we resolve this matter? But the governor became so hydra-headed that his head became bigger than his pillow. He had some people who told him, you have the red pen; you know all and do all; you can make or unmake with your red pen.
“I am sure some of you saw him in the program where he brought the red pen out and said, This is the red pen; it is still with me. This is what they are after.
“I still have it. I don’t know whether the red pen has dried up now, or maybe it will dry up before six months.”