The group reckoned that the stinging utterances do not offer a rational solution to the worsening rift between the state governor and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike.
The Forum, in a press conference on Thursday, May 9, in Abuja, described the statement as lacking the wisdom it ought to have.
In a statement made public and co-signed by Comrade Kabir Matazu and Hon. Igwe Ude-Umanta, its convener and co-convener, the group claims such words have the potential to tear apart the fabric of democracy in the state.
The group also said that the state’s party leaders’ wishes are in direct opposition to the will of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu.
The statement partly read:
It brandishes a notable party official, Chief Tony Okocha, as a man who no longer has what it takes to lead the party at the state level.
It says Okocha has demonstrated a lack of wits and compromised values, labelling his words as ‘unguided utterances.’
He said:
The statement concluded by calling for Okocha’s resignation, as he is believed to have crossed the Rubicon and can no longer be redeemed. It added that his “continued stay in office will only serve to further destabilize our party.”
TimesNow.com.ng had reported that Rivers state governor Siminalayi Fubara had visited the state house of assembly amid the renewed political crisis in the state.
Fubara visited the quarter where the Martin Amaewhule-led group met, had a three-minute walk and said he was there as the governor of the state.
Governor Fubara’s visit to the assembly complex came barely 24 hours after a factional speaker loyal to him emerged.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
