Asari Dokubo has berated Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, for allegedly “playing god” in the current political crisis between him and his godson, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Dokubo, a former Niger Delta militant, also criticized President Bola Tinubu for allegedly handing over “Rivers and Bayelsa” to Wike.
“He is now playing god. It is dead on arrival, all those things that he is doing,” Dokubo said in a video that surfaced on X on Monday.
He added, “I advise my friend, President Bola Tinubu, about what you are doing to all Ijaw and Ikwerre people in Rivers State. You took Rivers State and gave it to one man.”
In April, Fubara claimed that the administration had increased the state’s monthly internally generated revenue from N12 billion when he took office to N27 billion.
Dokubo praised the development while claiming that the governor only had access to N6 billion when he took office.
“The governor had come out to say that the IGR for Rivers State is now N25bn up from N12bn. The governor is even being economical with the truth. When the governor came in, they were giving him a paltry sum of N6bn,” he said.
Meanwhile, in another twist on the current issue, Fubara announced on Monday that he would convene a panel of inquiry to investigate the affairs of the state.
He disclosed this during the swearing-in and administration of the oath of office to Dagogo Iboroma, SAN, as the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
The governor criticized recent comments made by the previous Attorney-General of the State and Justice Commissioner, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, SAN, who resigned from his cabinet over a fortnight ago and encouraged the incoming Attorney-General to protect the state.
He stated, “It is not the one that, while you were here, the only thing you did was sabotage the government.
“Instead of closing your mouth, you publicly claim that you’re a learned person to tell people that you’re the Chief Law Officer. Chief Law Officer, you were here and went to stand before a magistrate court.
“At that time, you didn’t remember that you’re a Chief Law Officer, going against the ethics of your job.”
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
