The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that he owes no apology to former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili.
Talking throughout a luncheon held at his residence in Previous GRA, Port Harcourt, on Friday, Wike mentioned his latest feedback about Odili weren’t insulting however merely a reminder of statements the previous governor had made publicly.
The FCT minister, who can also be the rapid previous Governor of Rivers State, clarified that his remarks on Sunday had been meant to echo Odili’s personal phrases.
Wike additional accused Odili of encouraging Governor Siminalayi Fubara to ignore the phrases of an eight-point peace accord.
The settlement, which was reached within the presence of President Bola Tinubu in December 2023, aimed to resolve the continuing political disaster within the state.
Wike mentioned, “They mentioned I ought to apologize; for what? That there is no such thing as a regulation that claims their daughter shouldn’t, however I mentioned as an elder statesman, ought to you’ve gotten given what belongs to your nephew to your daughter?
“Did I say that there’s a regulation that claims your daughter shouldn’t be one thing?
“However you mentioned any individual is changing Rivers State to his private property. It’s not appropriate.
“The person who’s changing Rivers State to a private property is you, and to crown it up, you are actually the final overseer.
“I didn’t say something fallacious, so you can’t kill me for what I didn’t say. Tinubu isn’t such as you. In case you are a very good individual, Tinubu referred to as Rivers folks.
“As an elder statesman, he wished you to make peace, however you got here house. Ordinarily, what it’s best to have completed was to name Mr. President again and inform him how you’ve gotten tried to implement a few of them. Is there any means we will do the remainder? Somewhat, you disobeyed.
“They mentioned elders mentioned I ought to apologize. Apologize for what?
“I mentioned that I heard and I learn that any individual who must be our elder statesman mentioned this factor as we speak and mentioned a distinct factor tomorrow, and I mentioned no.
“No elder statesman ought to say that. And the elder statesman didn’t say, ‘I didn’t say so.’ If he had mentioned he didn’t say that, I might have apologized. However he didn’t deny the assertion.
“I didn’t abuse anyone. I mentioned our elder statesman was the one telling folks the form of mansion and chateau I constructed for him. I didn’t say I mentioned so.
“It isn’t me who mentioned it. It’s the man who is meant to be an elder statesman that mentioned so. You’re the one going about telling folks what I did.”
Wike, had on Sunday, accused ex-Governor Odili of positioning members of his household in profitable positions inside the state whereas sustaining management as “the Normal Overseer”.
The FCT minister made the allegation on Sunday throughout a thanksgiving service, in response to a remark by Odili, who had mentioned that Governor Siminalayi Fubara had prevented “one man” from turning Rivers State into a private property.
An infuriated Wike fired again, urging Odili to cease being a “sycophant and a dealer”.
Wike’s luncheon on Friday had in attendance politicians from each the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP.
The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebolo and former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomole, additionally attended the event.
Through the occasion, goodwill messages had been delivered by a number of politicians.
Earlier than the speeches, a documentary highlighting cases the place Odili had publicly praised Wike was proven to the viewers.
