Don't Remove The Ladder You Used In Climbing — FCT Minister, Nyesom
Governor Fubara and others are cautioned by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike not to pull the ladder they used to climb
Former governor Nyesom Wike has cautioned politicians not to pull the ladder that propelled them to high office in the midst of the political unrest roiling Rivers State.
“Don't pull the ladder that you use in climbing. When you are coming down, the ladder may not be there. And leave the ladder too so that other people can also climb the ladder,” Wike said on Sunday.
Speaking to the traditional ruler of Ogbaland who had come to celebrate his birthday, Wike, who has been embroiled in a dispute with Siminalayi Fubara, the current governor of the oil-rich state and his successor, addressed the gathering at his Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The traditional ruler of the state, Nwachukwu Nnam-Obi III, led the chiefs and other members of the Ogbaland traditional institution in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, advocating for peace within the state. In response, Wike—who also serves as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)—promised the king that he would consider his counsel and that peaceful solutions are welcome.
The minister went on to refute assertions that the political crisis is an ethnic conflict. adamantly stating that no such consideration exists, “We didn't vote based on ethnicity...but for the unity of Rivers,” the minister said. “We shall never be part of violence but will always support peace. There are rules within the political group you emerge. You cannot say that because an Oba has emerged and then an Oba will not follow the rules of the traditional institution. No; an Oba will always obey the rules. So also in politics, there are things you must not do and there are things you must do.”
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