{"id":106615,"date":"2024-01-08T21:33:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T20:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/please-forgive-me-i-made-wrong-choice-wike-begs-rivers-people-over-fubara"},"modified":"2024-01-09T00:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T23:02:15","slug":"please-forgive-me-i-made-wrong-choice-wike-begs-rivers-people-over-fubara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/please-forgive-me-i-made-wrong-choice-wike-begs-rivers-people-over-fubara","title":{"rendered":"Please forgive me, I made wrong choice \u2013 Wike begs Rivers people over Fubara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has apologised to the people of Rivers State for imposing his successor, Siminalayi Fubara on them.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that during the 2023 general election, Wike picked Fubara as his anointed candidate for the governorship position in Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>Wike, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has since fallen out with Fubara.<\/p>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu had stepped in to make peace between the Wike and Fubara.<\/p>\n<p>However, addressing his followers in Rivers at the weekend, Wike admitted he made a mistake by forcing Fubara on the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not to say I\u2019m perfect or that every decision I\u2019ve taken is right. I\u2019m a human,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI may have made decisions that may not be palatable to everybody but in my position I was influenced to accept it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you accepted it and it turned out to be bad, pls forgive me. Forgive me,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has apologised to the people of Rivers State for imposing his successor, Siminalayi Fubara on them. Recall that during the 2023 general election, Wike picked Fubara as his anointed candidate for the governorship position in Rivers State. 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