The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, dismissed as “useless” a letter written by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Rivers State House of Assembly, requesting an audience with lawmakers over the implementation of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the state’s political matters.
Wike, who served as the immediate past governor of Rivers, expressed his views on Wednesday during a conversation with journalists in Abuja.
The influential Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) figure criticized Fubara’s approach, asserting that Speaker Martins Amaewhule and other members of the state assembly should not be treated as subordinates.
“They are not Fubara’s boys and deserve to be respected,” Wike stated.
Rather than sending a public letter, Wike suggested that Fubara should have personally contacted Amaewhule and the lawmakers to schedule a meeting.
“He should have simply called them and agreed on a suitable time for discussion,” Wike added.
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