Rivers crisis: Wike has failed as second most prominent politician – Laolu Akande

Rivers crisis: Wike has failed as second most prominent politician – Laolu Akande

 A former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has expressed his
disappointment at the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.

 

Akande, who was the spokesman to former Vice President,
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, wondered why Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital
Territory, cannot manage his own anointed governor.

 

Laolu hailed Wike as the second most influential politician
in Nigeria at the moment, but regretted that the former Rivers Governor has
failed to carry himself the way expected.

 

The political crisis rocking Rivers
State took a new turn this week with the demolition of the State House of
Assembly Complex and defection of 27 members of the assembly loyal to Wike, to
the All Progressives Congress, APC.

 

This is despite the attempt by President Bola Tinubu to
broker peace between Wike and his godson, Governor Fubara.

 

“What is happening in Rivers State is very disappointing.
Look, a lot of people had deep respect for the FCT Minister …you can easily see
that Wike was the kind of guy that got it done and he got the reputation,”
Akande said on Channels Television.

 

“He was called Mr. Project and all that. There’s quite a bit
of political regard that you’ve to give to Wike. I think in this country today,
after the President, Nyesom Wike is the most prominent politician.

 

“So, when somebody has attained that level of political
relevance, it means you really have to carry yourself with a lot of grace, with
a lot of measured management of the expectations around you.

 

“It is disappointing that the FCT Minister is not managing
his own anointed governor and the responsibility is more on him than the
governor. Wike is the senior partner in this matter and it is not good for
him,” he added.

Source: Rivers crisis: Wike has failed as second most prominent politician – Laolu Akande

 - NigerianEye

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