Rivers: Bode George Moves Against Wike, Asks Him To Let Go, Declares Fubara PDP Leader

By Adesina Soyooye

• Also asks President Tinubu to call Wike to order

A foundation member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has asked the Minister for  the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to hands-off the local politics in Rivers State and face his job as a Federal Minister.

Bode George, a retired Navy Commodore, also, urged President Bola Tinubu to call Wike to order.

Chief George spoke Monday night on Channels Television in the wake of the inexplicable crisis which engulfed Rivers State Monday morning. It resulted in the razing of about six Local Government Council Headquarters. The sad incident was engineered, and carried out by those loyal to Wike. Government properties worth billions of Naira, and at least one life were lost. Several people were injured.

The mayhem was a consequence of the 5th October Local Government Elections in the State which was opposed and boycotted by factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to Wike.

Governor Fubara swore-in the Chairmen of the Local Councils on Sunday, but on Monday, a number of them were not allowed by those protesters to enter their offices.

But speaking on the crisis, Chief George, an erstwhile supporter of Wike,  warned President Tinubu about the danger his Minister, Wike poses in Rivers, and by extension, the Nigerian Nation. He asked Tinubu to review his relationship with Wike before Wike’s roles in Rivers State drag Nigeria into an unquenchable fire.

Asked who, in his opinion, is the Leader of the PDP in Rivers State, he said there was no doubt about who the leader is. He said Fubara is the Leader of the PDP in the State. He emphatically asked Wike to give Fubara a breathing space to govern the State.

Chief George: “Justice is, who is the Leader of the Party in the State? It is not the Minister, it is the Governor. So, we have to stand by him.”

Recall that Bode George, a close ally of Wike, joined him and his G5 Group to work against the Presidential Candidate of their own Party, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 General Elections.