By Halimah Olamide
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, on Friday said ungrateful people abound in politics.
He said he detests people who are ungrateful adding that money and power bring out the true colours of people.
In what appeared like a major outburst over the lingering crisis between the former Governor of Rivers and his protégés, Wike said his successor Sim Fubara, should rather face the task of governing the state instead of courting trouble.
Wike told journalists in Abuja on Friday, “Let me tell you, I don’t like ingrates; I can’t stand it. What is happening now is what Odili said in his book: ‘Give a man power and money, then you will know the person.”
If you haven’t given a man, power and money, then you don’t know the person. However, I’m not worried because I’m a politician. I know what other states are suffering because of debt, but go and check if I left liabilities; the records are there.
“I left projects for him to commission so he would showcase during his hundred days, then politics came in. We are just starting; God gave you something; you are now importing crisis.”
God gave this on the platter of gold; the Federal Government is not fighting you, no crisis, but you are the one now trying to create a crisis for yourself; only those who are natural ingrates will support what is happening there. I use the instrumentality of law to fight not thugs, time will come.”