The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is surrounded by individuals secretly vying for his position.
Wike made these claims during a grand reception organized in his honor by the Kalabari people on Saturday. According to Wike, the individuals advising Fubara do not have his best interests at heart and are instead working to undermine his leadership.
He specifically pointed to Tammy Danagogo, the Secretary to the State Government, as a key figure behind the political tensions between him and his successor. Wike accused Danagogo of orchestrating moves to destabilize Fubara’s administration, claiming that the SSG used his influence to manipulate legal processes for political gain.
“The problem started when Danagogo, the Secretary to the government, used his elder brother, who is a justice, to use an ex-parte order to justify that 27 members of the Rivers Assembly have defected. Unnoticed. He also used the same order to say that the state governor can present the budget to three or four lawmakers,” Wike alleged.
He went on to accuse Danagogo of harboring resentment for not securing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket and using his influence to create a crisis in the state.
“Look at Danagogo, who wanted to be governor. He was so pained that he was not given the ticket; he was the one following the governor, and he (Fubara) did not know. He will lead you (Fubara) to hellfire,” Wike warned.
Wike also cautioned Fubara that his close associates were individuals who had previously aspired to the governorship position but were denied, and now, they were attempting to lead him astray.
“You (Fubara) surrounded yourself with people who wanted to be governor, whom I said ‘no,’ these people don’t mean well for Rivers State. They are the ones surrounding you, giving you advice. Do you think you will succeed? They will give bad advice, and look at what bad advice is doing to you. You are already down 2-0, and there’s more to come,” he said.
Wike concluded by stating that these individuals were secretly plotting to destroy Fubara, warning that the governor was unaware of the damage they were causing.
“They come there and abuse me, and you are happy; you don’t know it is you they want to destroy,” he added.
