Political crisis: I’m committed to having peace in Rivers – Wike

• Wike, a former governor of the state, and his successor, Sim Fubara have been at daggers drawn for weeks now over the political and economic control of the state

The immediate past governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he is in support of the peace process brokered between him and his successor, Siminilayi Fubara, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Wike and his successor, Sim Fubara have been at daggers drawn for weeks now over the political and economic control of the state.

He, however, stated that he has subjected himself to the peace process and berated some elders and leaders in the state who faulted the methodology adopted by the President to bring a lasting peace to the state.

The FCT minister spoke on Sunday while addressing the congregation 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.

He said: “Are you people aware that Mr President actually called us privately and told us what to do.

“He (Fubara) didn’t do it and now Mr President then said okay, the larger house should come and they’re saying he does not have the constitutional right to do that. I have subjected myself to the peace process”

Wike said he has never done anything that will bring Rivers State backward. He said it was during his tenure as governor that he fought so many states to bring back our oil wells.

“The money accruing from those oil wells today is not in my pocket but for the interest of the state. To show character, when I was here I never went to see the Federal Government.

“I was the only opposition to the federal government. I challenged them.

“That is how you know people when they say they want to do something and they do it. I’m not a man that you can convince just because of a porridge of yam, no. it is not possible.