Ohawuike, a social critic, has stated that the Rivers State crisis involving the FCT Minister, Barr. Nyesom Wike, and the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has become an unfortunate situation with no end in sight, as the former Governor Nyesom Wike always reiterates his stand that he will never reconcile with Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara. In other instances, he says that he would never forgive him, with such other unguarded utterances, considered to be childish. If God can forgive our trespasses, who is he not to forgive those who offend him?
Ohawuike, in an interview with our reporter, said that what is expected from Nyesom Wike is to play the seniority role and have a forgiving mind, instead of being a sadist, stressing that what the FCT Minister does not know is that Fubara has taken over the seniority role as he talks less and feels unconcerned, even at the peak of the crisis and ramblings in the air, even with the ones coming from Hon. Amaewhule and other lawmakers loyal to Wike.
What Wike does not remember is that he who fights and runs away lives to fight another day. If Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara and his three State House of Assembly members loyal to him eventually win, Wike and his 27 members of the State House of Assembly, as a political giant, iroko, and timber and caliber, it will be a disgrace and shameful.
He equally stated that what Wike does not know is that there would be no man as loyal, humble, and obedient as Fubara, who is equally God-fearing. Otherwise, he could have started marking Wike’s properties for demolition to humble the FCT Minister, since his position does not attract immunity.
According to Ohawuike, their differences could have been settled amicably by Nyesom himself without a third ear hearing it, but he did not play a fatherly role.
He stressed that the crisis has shaken the unity of the state to its roots, where even the traditional rulers, elders, leaders, and stakeholders of the state have been divided along interest lines.
What Nyesom Wike should know is that a father who whips a child at every little provocation risks a public disgrace, because the child may one day lift him up, and the next, would be down. This might happen in public, stressing that his advice to Wike is to end the feud with his successor, Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and should not allow pride to override his reasoning. The earlier, the better,” he concludes.
