Fubara sponsoring dissents against Tinubu, first lady – Wike

Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has alleged that suspended Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, sponsored dissents to stage a walkout during an empowerment programme promoted by first lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

Cornet News reports that some women had opposed the wife of the state’s sole administrator, Ikot Ebet-Ibas from addressing them at the ‘Renewed Hope empowerment programme’. Ibas wife had stood in for the first lady, Tinubu. Reacting to the incident, Wike, through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, said the women’s action was an “insult to the office of president.”

He said, “Insult on anyone representing the first lady of Nigeria in an event is a direct insult on the office of the president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the

“As a leader in Rivers state, I apologise.”

“It is not enough to be visiting people to plead for peace. Those who genuinely want peace work and act for it,” Wike added.

“These are the same people pleading for peace, but at the same time doing things that are contrary to what they are pleading for.

“How can you say you want peace and at the same time, you are sponsoring people to insult everyone, including the president and his wife?

“All those shenanigans won’t bring peace, and I am sure they know that, because they are not sincere with their up-and-down pleadings for peace.”

Wike also offered an apology to the first lady for the ‘embarrassing’ incident.

“We apologise to our first lady for the embarrassing conduct of those few women who do not reflect the values and ideals of Rivers state,” he said.