A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has urged Bola Tinubu to dismiss the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, whom he alleges is behind a conspiracy to impeach Governor Siminilaye Fubara of Rivers State.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Frank strongly criticized the police’s actions, which included tear-gassing and dousing Governor Fubara with water.
Consequently, he has called upon the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to promptly replace the Commissioner of Police in Rivers due to the perceived partisan behavior of his officers towards the elected Governor of the State.
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Frank said: “Already, Wike has started demolishing houses and revoking ownership of landed property in Abuja to anger Nigerians, cause Tinubu to be hated, and portray the APC’s administration as wicked and anti-people.
“By the time Tinubu will realize it, it will be too late because Wike would have destroyed his government to make way for him to contest the post of President in 2027.
“All Wike is after is governance; he has started preparation for 2027 presidency. So he’s very desperate and he will do everything to please Tinubu but at the same time he is going to destroy the government if they do not call him to order.”
Frank argued that Wike’s dismissal had become imperative in order to prevent him from tarnishing the reputation of Tinubu’s administration and undermining the integrity of the APC.
He added, “If Wike loves Tinubu and believes in his administration, let him officially join the APC and become a card-carrying member of the party. But he has refused to do so because he wants to destroy the APC to enable him contest for presidency in 2027 using the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He has refused to defect to APC because of his evil agenda.
“Tinubu and APC should not only be wary but should urgently call on Wike to stop this madness in Rivers State, otherwise, it will backfire.
“Wike campaigned for Fubara and claimed he was the best among all the other candidates for the governorship election. But suddenly, Fubara is now his enemy because Fubara is no longer taking directives from him being a dictator who is after Rivers’ money.”
He also urged governors from both sides of the political spectrum to unite and show their support for the governor of Rivers State in his effort to put an end to the authoritarian rule and political patronage in Rivers State spearheaded by Wike.
“If they allow Wike to succeed, to use federal might to illegally remove Fubara as governor, at the end of the day, sitting governors will become vegetables like local government chairmen in states because former governors who worked for their emergence as governors, will borrow a leaf of illegality from Wike to hound them out of office whenever they fail to do their bidding. So, it’s not all about the Rivers’ governor,” he added.
He urged Fubara to stay unwavering and determined in opposing Wike’s sinister plans.
He expressed his confidence that, ultimately, light would prevail over darkness.