The political disaster in Rivers State could also be experiencing a lull going into the yuletide, however there are essential takeaways. There isn’t any gainsaying the truth that the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu within the feud between the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his estranged political godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, which ultimately culminated in an eight-point decision has calmed frayed nerves no less than for now.
Though Fubara and Wike have each pledged dedication to implement the presidential decision, their physique language is saying in any other case.
For instance, Wike, whereas attending the marriage anniversary of his affiliate and instant previous Commissioner for Works, Dr. Des George-Kelly on the Kings Meeting in Port Harcourt, shortly earlier than Christmas, blamed his successor for the political disaster, insisting that he has didn’t play by the foundations of the sport (politics) and urged folks of the state to not contain themselves in a battle they know nothing about.
He said, “Don’t get entangled in any battle between two politicians with out understanding the trigger.
“In any side of life, there are guidelines and so they should be obeyed. As a pastor, there are guidelines you will need to comply with. In order politicians, we should comply with guidelines.
“After I was governor, I adopted these guidelines and that’s why I used to be in a position to succeed.”
On his half, Fubara, at his maiden state banquet on the Authorities Home, Port Harcourt, on New Yr’s Eve stated these combating him have been after his ‘pink biro,’ and boasted that he’s nonetheless firmly in possession of the pen.
The governor added, “What they need is that this pink biro, however it’s nonetheless with me. We’re the winners, as a result of we’re nonetheless signing with the pink biro.”
Curiously, the chilly struggle snowballed into the yuletide with the 2 political leaders making an attempt to purchase the guts of the folks or at finest, be certain that their assist bases are intact, particularly within the spirit of the season.
Rice is a significant staple meals within the nation, particularly towards the backdrop of how costly it’s, many will admire it as a present and this was precisely what occurred.
Custom-made luggage of rice bearing the daring faces of Governor Fubara and Wike adorned Port Harcourt and its environs, with suspected aides of the duo distributing identical to numerous stakeholders and teams a lot in order that it has set off conversations within the social media.
In one of many photos on the rice luggage seen by South-South PUNCH reporter, Fubara adorned a local apparel with a hat to match, whereas Wike is seen in go well with, in what many certainly believed was his official portrait when he held sway as Governor.
South-South PUNCH gathered that Wike gave 2,000 luggage of rice to every native authorities space of Rivers State, whereas Fubara was stated to have given 100 luggage of his personal model of rice to every ward within the state.
A number of the teams which have benefitted up to now embrace some political occasion members, youth teams, market unions, non-indigenes, landlord associations and counting.
Commenting on the deadlock and points that got here up, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Celebration within the 2023 election in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, whereas talking on a preferred radio station, Tremendous 93.3 FM, Port Harcourt faulted the sharing course of.
Abe, who had simply introduced his return to the All Progressives Congress, suggested Governor Fubara, “Let me criticise Governor Siminalayi Funara. He despatched rice; that rice ought to transcend the PDP. It shouldn’t be for PDP alone. Give PDP, give APC, give SDP, and provides all people.”
One of many notices of sharing by a landlords affiliation within the outskirts of Port Harcourt obtained by our correspondent reads, “Greetings. We’re sharing the rice Governor Sim Fubara gave the Ibos as Christmas palliative Tama Galaxy Occasion Centre Rumuodara, East-West Street, by Overcomers Bus Cease.” The discover carried different info together with time and different directions to the beneficiaries whereas coming for assortment.
For the FCT Minister’s rice, the stakeholder teams have been known as and knowledgeable on telephone of the gesture and the merchandise taken to them at their most popular areas.
A Fb consumer, merely recognized as Clarkson Diri, wrote sarcastically on his web page, ‘The bag of rice with pink background is stuffed with sand, stones and never fit for human consumption. Whenever you cook dinner it, it won’t rise, whereas the opposite bag of rice with a contact of gold is a wow. Stone-free, fit for human consumption, smells good and above all, when you cook dinner, increase it would rise and rise…’
Suggestive of who the place they’ve pitched their tent within the political disaster, one other Fb consumer wrote on his web page, ‘The deceiver giving Rivers folks rice with evil intentions.’
Nevertheless, discovering by our reporter reveals that the 2 well-packaged luggage of rice contained clear and stone-free rice, which could be very appropriate for consumption. In any case, there was no criticism from any stakeholder teams who’ve been having fun with the staple meals gifted to them for no matter motive, simply as many individuals are yearning for it.