Wike Threatens Fire Upon Anybody Who Dares Him In Rivers Politics

By Adesina Soyooye

For anybody outsider  who dares to intervene in what is happening, politically, in Rivers State, the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has a message for you. “Be careful, trouble is on its way to your State.”

Wike a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, but who serves as a top Minister under an All Progressives Congress Government, has since abolished political Parties in Rivers State. A former two-term Governor of the State, he has formed a coalition comprising of a number of Political Parties in the State and tagged it “The Rainbow Coalition.” At the onset, this coalition consisted of only a faction of the PDP, and another faction of the APC loyal to him. Buy he Wike has since expanded the membership to include factions of two other Political parties  – Labour Party, LP, and Action Alliance, AA. For now, he is incharge of four political parties – APC, PDP,  LP, AA.

Aside from swearing that only those seeking for elective positions under his Rainbow Coalition would win elections in the State, he now warned against what he refers to as any thought of outside interference in the State’s politics in the State.

Wike who spoke at gathering of his supporters  warned of dire consequences for Gorvernors from other States who think they could poke their hands in the affairs of his kingdom: “Be careful. Trouble is on the way to your State. You put your hand, you get fire.”

He accused some political bigwigs  and Governors from other States of attempting to interfere in the political affairs of Rivers State, but declared that those seeking to destabilize his State would face dire consequences.

The people of Rivers State, he said, would resist any external influence  from anywhere aimed at creating political turmoil.

It is not the first time Wike would  threaten to export fire to the State of any Governor who dared challenge any of his actions in Rivers State. He had done so on the heat of the Political crisis between him and the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his estranged political godson.

In fact, he recalled that  previous warning and stated that individuals who “underestimated the determination of Rivers residents had already discovered that meddling in the state’s affairs comes with repercussions.

“I challenge anybody. I have said before that anyone from another state trying to destroy Rivers State will have problems. They have not succeeded and they will not succeed.

“Those who think they can come here and do anything because they believe they can use so much money Mr. President has made available to some states, be careful. Trouble is on the way to your state. Rivers people are peaceful people”, he declared.