The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has responded to comments made by the elder statesman, Edwin Clark, about his relationship with President Bola Tinubu.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
Edwin Clark recently called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sack Wike, the former governor of Rivers State, from the party following his dispute with the current governor, Siminilayi Fubara.
According to Clark, Wike has been using his relationship with Tinubu to intimidate Governor Fubara and the PDP.
In response, Wike asked Fubara to face the crisis, as it is part of the criteria of being a leader.
However, addressing a media briefing to mark his one year in office as FCT Minister, Wike said: “I don’t know the party Chief Clark belongs to, but in 2014, when I came out to run, he said no because it was the turn of the Ijaws.
“He said nothing will make me win but to the glory of God, I won.
“I wasn’t a bad person when I championed for an Ijaw man to be governor but I have become a bad person because there are issues. There is nothing Clark has not said but I vowed never to respond.
“He spoke about a southern president, which I supported; he spoke about power rotation to the South, which I believed in. So, what crime have I committed?
“In leadership, everything must not be smooth; I had my own crisis when I was there. Did I blame anybody? I faced the crisis squarely. When I was there, you all saw what the Federal Government did to me. Did I accuse any ethnic group? No.
“If you are in a leadership position, you should be able to stand and face the crisis; that’s what politics is all about. Sometimes it will be good and other times it won’t be rosy.”
Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads over control of the political space and resources in Rivers State.
