Port Harcourt, Rivers state – Reno Omokri, the outspoken former special assistant on social media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has asked President Bola Tinubu to “impress on” Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) to allow Governor Sim Fubara finish his tenure.
Omokri in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday night, May 15, warned that to impeach “a bushman like Fubara is to reignite the Niger Delta militancy”.
Describing the Rivers governor as “crude”, Omokri said he is “ashamed for people who agree to serve as commissioners under such a fellow”.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that Wike and Fubara have been locked in a battle for the state’s political structure since 2023.
The rift between both men has led to a polarisation of the Rivers house of assembly — with each camp electing a speaker loyal to either man.
There have been moves to impeach Fubara as governor of Rivers state.
Omokri wrote:
Furthermore, Omokri urged President Tinubu to re-intervene in the political crisis rocking River state.
He continued:
Omokri concluded:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, said Governor Fubara and Wike ‘will fix their quarrel’.
Kukah said Nigerians always cried more than the bereaved.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
