The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has firmly declared his intention to stand his ground in the ongoing power struggle with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
Recalling the background, Fubara, who had a falling out with his predecessor, Wike, is currently facing impeachment proceedings initiated by the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Martin Amaewhule, who is a close ally of Wike, and several other members of the Assembly, have initiated the impeachment process against the governor.
Wike’s supporters have taken measures like suspending the Majority Leader of the House, Ehie Edison, who is believed to be a loyalist of Fubara.
Speaking after the governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, met over the crisis in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike insisted that the fight would continue even if heaven falls.
Wike said, “You know I will not agree. If heaven will come down, let heaven come down so that everybody will be at rest.
“Anybody who knows me knows too well: what I’ll never take is threat. You know I will not agree. If heaven will come down, let heaven come down so that everybody will be at rest.
“Let’s do things right. He said they should bring N20 billion every month; that’s politics. But nobody said this when I was fighting. If you like, accuse me.”
This is coming despite reports that President Bola Tinubu has resolved the crisis.
The planned impeachment has caused chaos in the state as party supporters have continued to stage protests in Port-Harcourt, the capital city.
