The hunger protest procession that took protesters to the minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike’s Port Harcourt residence and Nex Cash and Carry Shopping Mall allegedly owned by the ex-governor is the handiwork of Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
The allegation of inciting the protesters against Wike was levelled at the governor by immediate-past local government chairmen in Rivers State, under the aegis of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Rivers State chapter.
The ex-chairmen, who are the minister’s loyalists accused Fubara of this on Wednesday at a press briefing in Port Harcourt.
Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, a former Chairman of the Emuoha Local Government Area, Dr Chidi Lloyd, in his remark also accused the governor of corruption.
His remark, “We are aware that he (Fubara) directed the protesters to go to the residence of the minister. We will also organise our people and go to Forces Avenue where he is building on a 32-plot of land.
“Enough is enough. Fubara does not have the capacity to cow anybody here. He knows it. And we know his properties and those of his cronies.
“All they have achieved has just been mountainous looting of Rivers funds. So he should be very careful. He wants to incite ethnic bigotry here. If what happened yesterday at Ada George repeats itself Fubara will not even be here to govern the state.
“We will not allow him to destroy all that we have achieved in this state just because he knows nothing about leadership. So the protesters should gather in the government house and ask him what he has done with the N238bn he collected between May and June.”
