Former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said the true character of his successor, Sim Fubara, has been exposed after he acquired money and power.
Wike made the claim on Friday during an interview with journalists in his office.
He said: “Give a man power and money that is when you will know the person. If you have not given a man power and money, don’t say you know the person.
“He may be your friend, he may be your son, sister or mother or father. I don’t want to go into that.”
Wike lamented that Fubara could seek to destroy the structure which produced him as governor just within three months of his emergence as governor.
He said: “In three months, it is sad for someone to scatter a political structure that supported and bring you up.
“You know what is painful? All these allegations, I smile. Who and who sat with him. In all your doings, be grateful in your life no matter the circumstance. Nobody who is a gentleman and a politician will support this kind of thing.”
Wike said he would not contest against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
According to the minister, good character should never be compromised on the altar of politics.
He said having worked for the emergence of Tinubu as president, and having been made minister of FCT, nothing would make him contest against the president in 2027.
The minister said: “Tinubu made me the FCT minister and I won’t allow anybody to crumble our political structure. No!
“Tinubu made me minister, people don’t understand, I have character. What will happen in 2027? I stood and I said I’m not going to support injustice. I was threatened and some people said they will do me this and that. They tried many options including using major Generals.”
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