•FCT minister apologises for not supporting Obuah’s governorship ambition

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has told his detractors that their plot to bring him down will fail.

He said no such gang-up against him succeeded in the past.

The former Rivers State governor spoke at the weekend when he visited his loyalist and former Rivers Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Felix Obuah, at his Omoku country home in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area.

Wike, who was accompanied by the Minister of Petroleum (State), Heineken Lokpobiri, and other dignitaries, was received by a crowd of supporters.

The FCT minister went down the memory lane, recalling the circumstances that surrounded his first meeting with Obuah, who is popularly called ‘Go Round’ and how their friendship had grown over the years, despite many challenges.

He said Obuah had become a target by those plotting his downfall, adding that such persons would fail because God is with him.

Wike said: “Anybody that God has raised, you cannot bring down. It doesn’t matter how many they are; it doesn’t matter the number of meetings they hold. They will not succeed.

“It is not about today. You praise Wike. Heaven and earth know that without Wike, this and that. The next day, Wike must go down. It is not going to work. You cannot bring me down.

“I’m not the most intelligent person; I’m not the most handsome person. But as it pleases God, He chooses to put me where I am. So, anybody wasting his time to plot against me, you are plotting against yourself.

“They should go and check the history of those who plotted and what happened to them. They all failed. You must be a man of character.”

Wike apologised to Obuah and the people of his local government for not supporting his governorship ambition in 2023.

He said: “In 2023, if you look at those who ordinarily I should support for governorship, ‘Go Round’ should have been one of them at the forefront. That is if we do things based on your contribution, based on your support. ‘Go Round’ is the first of the two persons that ought to get my support.

“…So, I used this opportunity to apologise to all of you in Ogba/Egbeme/Ndoni for taking a decision that hurt you. I’m sorry. It is because you know your judgment may not be right all the time.

“But I’m a human being, I may make mistakes. But what is important is for you to realise that you have made a mistake and apologise to the people.

“So, I beg you to beg ‘Go Round’ for me to forgive me. I hope one day another opportunity may come. But let nobody lose faith, let nobody lose hope.” (The Nation)

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