Jake Epelle, the founder of TAF Africa, has urged Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to concentrate on his official responsibilities and disregard the residents of Rivers State.
During an interview on The Morning Brief, a Channels Television program, Epelle made the call on Tuesday.
In response to the present political unrest in Rivers, he emphasized that Wike is not the state’s political godfather.
In a democracy, godfatherism does not exist. Nigerians and African political thought are introduced through godfatherism. For heaven’s sake, that won’t work. Wike is not Rivers State’s political godfather. He ought to leave Rivers State and its citizens alone and concentrate on his role as a minister.
“You can’t grasp the Rivers people by the jugular and assume that what you say has to happen and what you didn’t say can’t. It won’t take place.
“People who are resilient, determined, and peaceful will rise up and continue to speak truth to power.
“Leave Rivers State and its people alone; let him remain as FCT minister and do whatever he needs to do in Abuja.”
