{"id":130861,"date":"2024-09-13T22:35:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T21:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fubara-tinubu-is-my-father-im-loyal-to-him-wike-declares-amid-rivers-crisis"},"modified":"2024-09-13T23:40:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T22:40:18","slug":"fubara-tinubu-is-my-father-im-loyal-to-him-wike-declares-amid-rivers-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fubara-tinubu-is-my-father-im-loyal-to-him-wike-declares-amid-rivers-crisis","title":{"rendered":"Fubara: Tinubu is my father, I\u2019m loyal to him \u2013 Wike declares amid Rivers crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday declared his loyalty to President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>Wike said he believes in Tinubu\u2019s capacity and is old enough to be his father, hence his loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television\u2019s programme, Politics Today.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also accused Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State of taking advantage of Tinubu\u2019s presidential intervention to insult \u201ceverybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Wike: \u201cThe governor (Fubara) took advantage of the presidential intervention to insult everybody. I\u2019m an appointee of Mr President and never had any bargain before I supported him. I believed in his capacity and never hid my intentions of what I\u2019m going to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Mr President called, there are things I should not have accepted, but he\u2019s the president of a country and he is our father even by age. And he appointed me; why would I say no?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the governor did was to take advantage of that thank you. I\u2019m not one anybody can tie; I owe my loyalty to Mr President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president said do this and that, but he went back and raised over 40 litigations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads over the political and resource control of Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu had intervened and made both parties sign a peace pact, but the face-off between the duo has lingered on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday declared his loyalty to President Bola Tinubu. Wike said he believes in Tinubu\u2019s capacity and is old enough to be his father, hence his loyalty. He disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television\u2019s programme, Politics Today. 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