Rivers State Governor, Nyesom
Wike has said President Muhammadu Buhari would be invited to commission
projects in the state, even though he is unlikely to honour the invitation.
Governor Wike who spoke in an
interview with newsmen in Port Harcourt, said he will invite the President in
October for the commencement of another leg of project commissioning in the
State.
He noted that contrary to what he
called the propaganda of the APC, he was not against the Federal Government.
He said that he was only
committed to the fight against injustice, adding that the APC Federal
Government had been plotting insecurity.
Wike claimed that the APC and the
Federal government had been holding sinister meetings on how to take Rivers in
2019.
“That’s part of the
misconception. I don’t stand up against Federal Government. I stand up against
injustice and marginalization. It has nothing to do with the Federal
Government. If this Government is not in place tomorrow and another government
comes and they perpetrates injustice, I will stand up against them. It has
nothing to do with Federal Government”, Governor Wike said.
“I am not interested whether EFCC
backs off or not. A body that does not respect the rule of law. A body that is
full of impunity. That is what the Federal Government is all about, impunity.
You heard the President say National Interest supercedes rule of law. I am not
against the EFCC fighting corruption, if at all they are fighting corruption.
“I was not here in 2007. Rivers
State Government went to court against the EFCC to say the commission has no
constitutional power to interrogate the finances, the expenses of the State
Government. And the matter was adequately addressed and judgment was given
against EFCC. Since 2007, EFCC has been struggling to appeal the judgment. EFCC
has not succeeded up till now. What they are doing now is when they feel a
government is not pro-Buhari, let’s do this.
“Nobody will appear before the
EFCC until they follow the rule of law. This country must not allow personal
interest of individuals. That is a coup against the interest of Nigeria. No
wonder the EFCC will go to Benue State and seal the account of the State
Government. No wonder EFCC will go to Akwa Ibom State to seal the account of
the State Government”, he said.
“All their meetings, all their
gatherings at the Federal Level, whether by hook or crook, they must have
Rivers State. They want to use soldiers, SARS, DSS. All cries by the
international community don’t matter. Just take Rivers State first.
“It is unfortunate for people who
don’t have a sense of history. Mr Mbu was not here when I was elected
governor”, he said.
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