The previous Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, has publicly thrown his weight behind Governor Siminalayi Fubara, ending months of hypothesis relating to his stance on the extreme political friction throughout the state.
Talking at a major gathering in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, the elder statesman didn’t mince phrases as he supplied much-needed morale to the embattled governor.
Odili emphasised that the management of the state’s political construction firmly rests with Fubara, whatever the ongoing energy battle between the manager and different political actors.
Addressing the governor immediately in the course of the occasion, Odili conveyed a message of solidarity from the individuals.
“Your persons are with you, and so they have requested me to let you know that you’re the political chief of Rivers State,” he declared.
He additional inspired Fubara to stay resolute regardless of the political storms.
“Rivers individuals mentioned that wherever you go, we are going to go together with you. Wherever you stand, we are going to stand with you. You’re standing on agency floor. Stand there and maintain on to God,” he added.
This open endorsement is seen as a serious blow to the camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
The 2 leaders have been locked in a fierce battle for the soul of the oil-rich state, a battle that has cut up the State Home of Meeting and led to a number of authorized fireworks.
Odili’s intervention is especially noteworthy given his standing as a “political father” to many outstanding figures within the state, together with the FCT Minister himself.
By siding with Fubara, Odili has despatched a transparent sign to the political class that the present governor holds the mandate and the loyalty of the grassroots.