Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Sunday assured his supporters and the people of the oil-rich state that intimidation by his successor is over.
Fubara, who refrained from mentioning Wike by name, noted that he has put the feud with his successor behind him and is now looking ahead.
In his calm fashion, Fubara referred to the Bible, explaining that Pharaoh once intimidated the children of Israel (the Hebrews) but that Pharaoh’s intimidation eventually ended.
“Intimidation has a time when it expires. It’s over,” he said in an interview.
“Even in the Bible, Pharaoh intimidated the children of Israel or the Hebrews. It got to a point where the intimidation worked again, but it didn’t work. Any bad thing that has a beginning has an end.
“That is why I said don’t worry; we don’t have any problems.” We have kept that behind; we are looking ahead.”
Chronicle NG reports that although Wike handpicked Fubara as his successor, the duo have been at loggerheads for months over political differences that led pro-Wike legislators in the Rivers State House of Assembly to decamp from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
On Saturday, Wike noted that his choice of Fubara was a mistake.
“I want to say this clearly: in life, we make mistakes. I have made a mistake. I own it up, and I say God forgives me.
“I have said all of you should forgive me, but we will correct it at the appropriate time,” he boasted.
