Wike said any attempt to touch
him will “finish Nigeria.”
The governor further stated that
the Federal Government must apologise to the State and seek God’s forgiveness,
or it will have no peace.
The Governor spoke yesterday
while addressing workers during the Workers’ Day celebration, at the General
Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Elekahia, Port, Harcourt.
Wike noted that the country was
hunted and bedevilled by killings, because the Federal Government politicised
security crisis in Rivers because it is not an All Progressives Congress APC
state.
He said, “Don’t just see me as
governor of Rivers state; see me as a soldier of God. For those, who are
planning against me in Abuja, I say, you will fail. The day you touch Rivers,
you finish Nigeria.
“When they tried to compromise
security, I told them if Rivers state has a problem and they don’t want to look
into it, one day Nigeria will burn. And I told them until they (FG) come and
seek forgiveness and tell God ‘we are sorry for what we did to Rivers state’,
they will never see peace.
“I asked them to come to our aid
and they said it is People’s Democratic Party (PDP) state”.
He added, “Anything you want me
to do in the interest of the state, I will do. But, when you introduce
politics, I will come out as a politician.
“One thing you must not do to a
politician who does not see, hear or talk; don’t bring politics, when you are
demanding something.
“Nobody will deny workers their
legitimate rights. I will never be in support of that. But, you are doing
something wrong by threatening me with strike; that is not democracy.
“The essence of labour is not
only to demand rights, you should, also, demand free and fair election. How
many times has Labour talked against what is happening in the state? How many
times have you condemned the federal government for changing police
commissioners from left to centre.
“How many times have you
cautioned those insulting Independent National Electoral Commission officials?
Labour is not only for increment in wages; it is not only about building
secretariat for you, buy buses or generator. Labour is part of talking of
survival of democracy in the country.
“During the previous
administration, when former president Goodluck Jonathan wanted to remove
subsidy from fuel, Labour went on strike. Today, they have removed subsidy
Labour failed.
“We all witness what is happening
in the country today. Look at the killings. If you talk about the increment of
wages and you don’t have children, brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers,
then, what is the increment of wages and people are dying everyday? Nobody says
anything.
“Talk about how Nigeria will move
forward and not only increment. It will come and nobody will stop it.”
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