Director General, All Progressives Congress (APC) State Assembly Forum (ASAF), Amb. Fubara Dagogo, has advised Rivers State governor, Sim Fubara, to allow his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to decide his next political adventure, especially his proposed defection to the APC.
Wike, who led the aggrieved G-5 governors of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to protest the outcome of the party’s presidential primary, worked for the APC during the election, as he delivered his state to the party.
His recent romance with the APC especially the frequent visits to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa has fuelled speculations that the immediate past Rivers governor will join APC.
It equally led to the appeal from Governor Fubara, to appeal to Wike to remain with PDP, begging that his wealth of experience would still be needed in the state
Speaking at a reception for Wike at his Rumuepikom village in Obio Akpor Local Government Area, the governor, told Wike that he continually need his guidance and support to move the State forward.
However, reacting to the governor’s fears, the forum’s DG declared that APC will be glad to receive Wike into it’s fold and tap from his wealth of experience in politics and governance.
Dagogo in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja also advised Governor Fubara against convincing Wike to join APC, arguing that he and the state will be the most beneficiary of Wike in APC
He further noted that with the examplary way Wike piloted the affairs of Rivers State, he would not abandon or fail to direct Governor Fubara well to excel in his administration of the state.
Dagogo also advised Fubara; “to concentrate in moving Rivers State forward from the enviable state Wike left it. His continuous consultation with his predecessor, even in APC will be of immense help to him.”
“The experience and network of ex governor Wike in administering Rivers state will be more enriching if he finally joins and reflects such at the centre with the ruling APC. The party will be ready and happy to receive Wike in it’s fold to join in the onerous task of taking Nigeria to greater heights,” the statement read.
