Amid a lingering political crisis in Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), on Tuesday evening, October 8, asked Governor Siminalayi Fubara to “obey the rule of law”......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
This, Wike said, is “the only thing” that can bring peace to crisis-hit Rivers state.
Wike stated this while speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, monitored by Legit.
The former Rivers governor insisted neither he nor the Bola Tinubu-led fedeal government is fighting Governor Fubara.
He said:
“The moment you (Fubara) don’t obey a court judgement, you are inviting anarchy, you are inviting violence. Allow the rule of law to prevail. It is the only thing that can bring peace. It is up to Fubara.”
Legit recalls that on July 19, a federal high court in Abuja issued a restraining order preventing the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies from providing security during the Rivers state local government elections.
Additionally, on September 30, the federal high court, Abuja, delivered a judgment that again prohibited the police and other security agencies from participating in the Local Government Election.
Despite the rulings, Governor Fubara insisted that the election will be held. Meanwhile, police authorities in the state did not participate in the exercise.