Elder Statesman and prominent Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun to immediately arrest and prosecute Nyesom Wike ,the Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister over his incendiary and inflammatory utterances.
The Source reports that Wike, the immediate past Governor of Rivers State last weekend, at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, State Secretariat in Port-Harcourt, threatened to make states which Governors are supporting the move to disrupt his PDP structure in Rivers ungovernable.
Referring specifically to the PDP Governors who have signaled their support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara in the ongoing battle for the soul of the party,Wike vowed to ignite trouble in the home states of those of them that may wish to back his opponents.
The obviously thoughtless outburst has since elicited wide spread condemnation, including from the PDP Governors who described Wike’s statement as irresponsible and reckless.
Addressing the Media in his Asokoro Abuja residence, the one time Federal Commissioner for Information, warned that Wike’s threat to stoke crisis in PDP controlled States in the country should be attended to with all the seriousness it deserves.
Chief Clark noted that the veiled threat is akin to a treasonable offence which should not be dismissed with the wave of the hands.
The elder statesman insisted that besides the security implications, Wike’s incendiary utterances represent a flagrant disrespect and disregard for President Bola Tinubu,who appointed him a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Chief Clark expressed serious concern that Wike’s unguarded utterances are capable of inciting violence, in the country.
He noted that the arrest of Wike by the Police will serve to assuage frayed nerves and also send the signal that no one is above the law.
