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Don’t Get Involved in Politicians Fight Without Knowing Cause of Quarrel, Says FCT Minister Wike 

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has warned residents of Rivers State against getting involved in any political conflict without knowing the cause of such a fight.
The minister made this known on Sunday while addressing the congregation during a thanksgiving ceremony for George Kelly Alabo, the immediate past Commissioner for Works at the Kings’ Assembly in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
In video clips posted on the PDP Press Corp Platform, Wike said, “Don’t get involved in any fight between two politicians without knowing the real cause of the quarrel.


“In any facet of life, there are rules and they must be obeyed. As a pastor, there are rules you must follow, so also as politicians, we must follow rules. While I was governor, I followed those rules, and that’s why I was able to succeed.”
Going on, the minister appeared to criticise the Rivers Elders position, saying, “When I was running for governor, I was invited that some elders wanted to see me, when I got there, I saw only two people. Just two of them constituted themselves as elders over the whole state. Now they’ve come back again as elders, don’t mind them.”


The minister also went on to question the agitation, saying those making it an Ijaw thing were ill-informed.
He said, “When we wanted to go for it, we were not shouting asawana, now they’re carrying flags and shouting asawana up and down. Are you people aware that Mr President actually called us privately and told us what to do, he didn’t do it and now Mr President then said okay, the larger house should come and they’re saying he does not have the constitutional right to do that.”

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

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