A pro democracy group, Ebonyi Citizens for change, has decried the Ebonyi state governor attacks on the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike. They described it as unwarranted and an attempt to unnecessarily drag the Minister into Ebonyi politics.
The group said the statements made by the governor are uncalled for, disrespectful, and immature. They said the governor’s outburst are tantamount to a call to arm against the FCT Minister.
It would be recalled that during a rally, Governor Nwifuru had alleged that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is planning to flip the state to the opposition PDP. The governor noted that Wike had said the state is his for the taking with the permission of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
But in its reaction, the pressure group with members in Nigeria and beyond said the governor was merely expressing the fears of an impending loss at the upcoming general election of 2027.
They noted that Nwifuru is agitated by his rejection by citizens of the state for his lack of performance. They noted further that Wike is not from Ebonyi state and would not be voting there.
The group said that instead of owning up to his failure, Nwifuru is seeking a scapegoat to blame when he loses at the polls.
A spokesman of the group said, “Nwifuru is panicking. He knows that if elections are to hold today, he would lose. So he is setting the stage and dragging the names of Wike and President Tinubu into the matter. How can Tinubu, who is the head of his party, dash the state to another party? It is inconceivable and illogical. In any case, Wike did not tell Nwifuru not to perform as a governor with the over 500 billion naira he has received since he took over. In Ebonyi today, there are no physical manifestations of developments. Is that the fault of Wike? Nwifuru will lose the election to PDP because people are fed up with him. He has not achieved anything. So, instead of blaming President Tinubu, he should speak for himself.”
