May 12, (THEWILL)- Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister and immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has apologised to the people of Rivers State for choosing Governor Siminalayi Fubara as his successor.
Wike made the apology on Saturday, at Ogu town in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state during a thanksgiving ceremony held in honour of Senator George Sekibo, who celebrated 20 years of service at the National Assembly and 36 years of his life in public service.
His apology followed the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. THEWILL reports a High Court in Rivers State has restrained Martin Amaewhule and 24 other pro-Wike lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the State House of Assembly.
Speaking on Saturday, at the event, Wike, who asked God for forgiveness for making Fubara his chosen candidate over other contenders in the 2023 governorship election in Rivers, also appealed to the people of Ogun/Bolo LGA to forgive him.
His words: “My dear people, I came because I respect people who appreciate what God has done for them; who appreciate what God has used people to do for them. God does not come down. God uses people to help people. So, when you have been helped, you appreciate Him and, then, God will know you have appreciated Him.
“I have never told anybody to worship me. Nobody can worship man. All of us believe that we only have one God and it is only that God we will worship and will continue to worship that God. But, as politicians, we appreciate people who have helped us.
“I have made a mistake. I own it up and I ask God to forgive me. I have said all of you forgive me. But we will correct it at the appropriate time.
“I am a human being. I am bound to make a mistake. My judgment can be wrong. So, forgive me for making a wrong judgment. That is life. So, nobody should kill himself.”
Addressing the lawmaker representing Ogu/Bolo constituency in the House of Assembly, who defected from the PDP to the APC, Wike declared: “Let me say this clearly. Arnold, don’t be frightened that anybody would remove you as an Assembly member. Nobody will remove you as an Assembly member.
“Most of you don’t understand. This (politics) is our work. What l am doing is to make them fear; to make them angry. I have no other job than to make them angry every day; to make them make mistakes every day. And they will be in trouble every day. So, don’t worry about yourselves.
“If they like, they can go to anybody by 2am or 4am to get an injunction. The law will take its course. We are not afraid. We followed due process. We must follow due process. We are not going to harm anybody. We are not going to give money to anybody to buy arms and kill anybody. We won’t do that.”
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