By Halimah Olamide
A prominent leader in Rivers State Anabs Sara-Igbe who is the National Coordinator of the South-South Leadership Forum, on Tuesday accused Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike of caging Governor Sim Fubara since he assumed office on May 29 this year.
He said what happened on Monday was a divine way to liberate Rivers state from the alleged grip of Wike since he left office.
Speaking on a live television programme on Arise TV on Tuesday, Sara-Igbe, said Wike turned Fubara into his play thing which he tosses here and there.
According to him, while Wike nominated 15 of the 16 commissioners in the state, Fubara was only given an opportunity to nominate one candidate.
The South-South Leadership Forum boss said till date, Wike determines how allocations and revenues in the state are spent, adding that the governor has no say in any major critical decisions.
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“The governor does mot attend meetings of other governors whether those of PDP or APC. The governor cannot use the state’s plane. It is the former Governor who flies the state’s plane.
“I personally spoke with the former Governor, let this boy grow,” he said adding that Wike ignored him.
Saying that Fubara must assert himself as the chief executive officer of the state, Sara-Igbe said people of the stare are tired of Wike’s hands on the state.
He said Fubara has been so obedient since he got to office adding that Wike has overreached himself in the entire affairs.
He said he was not surprised that Fubara was shot at on Monday by security agents saying that the entire architecture of governance like security, political aides were all appointees and loyalists of the former Governor.
“The security men dont see him as the governor. They see him as Wike’s boy because they all still relate with Wike as if he is the governor,” he said