Olusegun Ariyo
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has criticized some elders of Rivers State over their attacks on the minister while supporting the suspended governor, Sim Fubara.
Olayinka stated that certain elders in Rivers State have turned themselves into monitoring spirits, fixated on Wike’s movements within the state.
He was responding to remarks by a former governor of the state, Ada George, who alleged that Wike orchestrated the political crisis in Rivers State.
At a press conference, George claimed that Wike was responsible for the state of emergency declared in Rivers State and the appointment of administrators across all 23 local government areas in the state.
Condemning these comments, Olayinka accused elders like George of playing the ostrich when Fubara was “acting like an emperor.”
A statement by Olayinka read in part: “Now that Fubara’s lawlessness has resulted in the imposition of emergency rule, the same elders who failed to stand and act like real elders are sobbing like children whose most prized toys have been taken away. It is funny and unfortunate.
“They have even turned themselves to monitoring spirits, monitoring when Wike comes to Rivers State and when he leaves as if it has now become illegal for a minister to visit his home state and associate freely with the people.”
