Ada George, a former governor of Rivers State, claims that Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), planned the state’s ongoing political crisis, which included the controversial appointment of sole administrators in all 23 local government areas and the declaration of a state of emergency.
Ada George, the current chair of the Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum and the former governor of Rivers State from 1992 to 1993, made the assertions at a press conference after the state’s most recent political events.
He alleged that Wike is responsible for all the state’s issues and accuses Wike of stoking instability after failing to force his political will on the state’s leadership.
The former governor said “He could set ablaze states where the governors did not share his views. And that is exactly what I think he is trying to do in Rivers State. Enough is enough. We will not allow him to set Rivers State ablaze anymore,”
The minister was in the state a few days prior to the announcement of the appointments of new LGA administrators by the Rivers Sole administrator, according to the elder statesman.
“The appointment of sole administrators is unconstitutional,” he said. “There are laid down legal processes for constituting local government leadership. This action undermines those principles,” he added.
He vehemently denounced the appointments, calling them an attack on democratic governance and unconstitutional.
He stated that the Rivers people would not surrender in the face of provocation, even as he insisted that the forum will keep looking for peaceful solutions.
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