A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has accused the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio of fanning embers of political war between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
Eze, in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP in Port Harcourt, said Akpabio’s intention is to ensure that Rivers State continue to burn while his home state, Akwa Ibom takes development lead in the South-South geopolitical zone of the country.
He stated that for the Senate President to advise Fubara to resign during the funeral service of former Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe at Isiokpo, was an indication that he is on an evil mission.
The APC chieftain said: “Asking Fubara to resign shows that Akpabio was on an evil mission at the funeral of the Wigwes. Akpabio intends to achieve for Nyesom Wike and his Abuja collaborators what they could not achieve, by igniting fire in the state to stall development.
“By his statement, Akpabio intends the political war between Wike and Fubara to continue to water his mission which is, “keep Rivers State burning while Akwa Ibom take over development lead in South South.”
Eze described Akpabio as a desperate politician and power monger like Wike, who is ready to do anything in order to be in power.
He said: “Akpabio’s exuberated pettiness has added credence to the opinions expounded in some quarters that he is an arch-enemy of Rivers progress. It was same Akpabio who in 2021, at the heat of heavy protests by youths of Niger Delta against government abandonment of the dilapidated Akpajo-Onne section of the East/West Road, hired some road construction equipment and moved them to the road to create the false impression that works has commenced in the road.
“A few days after the protests were halted, Akpabio withdrew those construction equipment from the road. Same road he travels through to his state.
“In a callous display of his hatred for Rivers people, Akpabio had during a ceremony in Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State made a vexatious, sarcastic and ridiculous remark regarding the 2027 governorship election in Rivers State. In an event, he asked Wike to look for a replacement for Governor Fubara.
“It is indeed ridiculous to learn that the Senate President has inveigled himself into a situation in which he finds himself as a willing mercenary in the hands of evildoers, to sow the seed of discord through very provocative comments that should least be heard from an occupier of the exalted seat of Senate President.”
