FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has accused Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of disobeying court judgement.
The governor stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
According to the former Rivers governor, a situation whereby verdicts of the court are disregarded would lead to the invitation of anarchy.
“I was a governor, I have always obeyed the rule of law. You heard the governor said that our state is turning to a state of anarchy where people do not obey the rule of law.
“You must obey the judgement of court. You must not take the law into your hands. The moment you don’t obey court judgement, you are inviting anarchy, you are inviting violence,” Wike said.
He accused Fubara of coming to a national television to say he wouldn’t obey court judgement.
The minister also took a swipe at his successor for his remark on police to provide security for the local government election in Rivers State.
According to Wike, Governor Fubara was responsible for the recent violence that rocked the oil-rich state on Sunday.
Violent clashes erupted in at least four local government areas—with parts of the buildings in Eleme, Ikwerre, and Emohua council premises set ablaze by rampaging political hoodlums, while gunshots were fired sporadically in Ahoada East to resist the new council officials.
The burning of LG secretariats followed the withdrawal of the police officers securing the 23 council secretariats by the commissioner of police.
Though the PDP, APC, and the police opted out of the exercise that produced the newly elected LG chairmen, Fubara insisted that the election be held on Saturday.
After the exercise was held amid heightened tension, the Action People’s Party (APP) won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the oil-rich state while the Action Alliance (AA) won a seat.
Fubara immediately swore in the 23 newly elected local government chairmen on Sunday but some of the LG bosses were attacked upon assumption of office on Monday. Some council secretariats were also set ablaze by political opponents.
President Bola Tinubu has since ordered the police to secure the local government secretariats in the oil-rich state.
