PDP flays Akpabio’s political jibe at Wigwe’s funeral
Wike’s GDI lieutenants dump movement, join Fubara
TRivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) has berated the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who picked on Fubara for charging politicians to desist from bickering and meaningless struggles for power that can’t impact the society.
The party, in a statement yesterday, threatened to bar the Senate President from visiting Rivers State should he continue on the path of dishonour by making negative utterances against the governor.
The party’s reaction followed comments by Akpabio in response to a statement by Fubara during the burial of the late Herbert Wigwe, wife, and son at Isiokpo, in Ikwerre Council of Rivers State, at the weekend.
Recall that the governor, during his speech at the funeral, challenged the political class to reflect on the essence of the struggle for power when it is not actually deployed in impacting society positively, urging them to reflect on the essence of life.
However, while speaking, Akpabio asked the governor to desist from the struggles if there’s nothing in it. “If there’s nothing in the struggle, don’t struggle,” Akpabio stated.
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EANWHILE, there seems to be a renaissance of the political order in Rivers State as loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) and former Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, are crossing over to the camp of the incumbent Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
The Guardian had reported a seeming crack among the pro Wike lawmakers over an alleged bulletproof car gift to the Speaker of the State House Assembly by Wike, but was denied by a source from their camp, insisting that they are united.
Following the political tussle between Wike and his successor, Fubara, over the control of the state’s political structure, there had been alignments and realignments of politicians.
The latest is that a group of 12 men, who were Local Council coordinators of the Grassroots Development Initiative ( GDI), a political pressure group that was instrumental to the massive mobilisation at the grassroots for Wike ahead of his 2015 governorship election, have joined the Fubara camp.
This development came barely a week after the Councillor, representing Rumuepirikom and Elioparanwo ward 9 at the Obio- Akpor Legislative Assembly, Achornna, resigned his position to join Fubara’s camp.