A distinguished Niger Delta activist and Rivers State stakeholder, Annkio Briggs, has despatched a powerful message to the political class, asserting that the survival of Rivers State isn’t tied to the whims of any single individual.
Briggs made this clear on Thursday throughout an look on “Politics Right this moment,” a program on Channels Tv.
Her feedback come at a time of utmost political instability within the state, because the Home of Meeting strikes to oust Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu.
Addressing the narrative that the state’s progress relies on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Briggs questioned the logic behind such claims.
She expressed concern over the repeated mentions of “agreements” by the Minister’s camp and the lawmakers.
“What’s it? He retains speaking about an Treaty. What’s the Treaty? Have you learnt the Treaty that Nyesom Wike is shouting about? Bargain, Treaty. Everyone is shouting, Treaty, Treaty. The lawmakers are shouting,” she stated.
She additional challenged the slogan typically utilized by supporters of the FCT Minister, stating: “His supporters are shouting, no Wike, no Rivers state. You may’t say that. How are you going to say that with out one man (Wike) a state won’t exist? The place is that political, and the place is it acceptable?”
Nonetheless, Briggs emphasised that the residents of Rivers State don’t subscribe to the concept of a private political monopoly.
She famous that the present governor enjoys “natural assist” from the individuals, which she believes will comply with him no matter his political platform.
In keeping with her, the mandate belongs to the individuals, and they’re firmly behind the governor. “Properly, it could be acceptable anyplace else. However I don’t assume such is suitable by the individuals of Rivers State. All I do know is that almost all of Rivers persons are in assist of Governor Siminalayi Fubara,” she famous.
She added that even when the governor had been to modify events to the All Progressives Congress (APC) for political survival, his core assist base would stay intact. “His assist is natural.
And due to this fact, if Right this moment he finds himself for no matter causes, he has determined because the governor of River State to maneuver to the APC to outlive as a governor. The natural assist he has is totally behind him,” Briggs declared.
Whereas Briggs clarified that she isn’t a member of the APC, she maintained that her main loyalty lies with the pursuits of Rivers State.
She insisted that voters would resolve the way forward for the state primarily based on efficiency and circumstances relatively than dictates from any “godfather” determine.
“I is probably not a member of APC, however I’m a daughter of Rivers State, and in terms of the elections in Rivers State, I do know whom I’m going to vote for. It would rely on what the individual is providing and the circumstances,” she said.
In a associated improvement, POLITICS NIGERIA earlier reported that the Chief Decide of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, not too long ago declined a request from the State Home of Meeting to arrange a seven-man panel to analyze the Governor.
The Chief Decide cited subsisting courtroom injunctions as the explanation for his lack of ability to proceed with the impeachment course of right now.