By:\u00a0 David Oguzierem<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eThe statement from the Presidency about Rivers State is not a joke. This is not PR.<\/p>\n
\u200eThis is not political grammar.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eThis is a clear warning from Aso Rock.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200ePresident Tinubu spoke plainly. No padding. No diplomacy.<\/p>\n
\u200eAnd the message was simple: he is tired of Wike.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eYes\u2014tired. Fed up. Enough is enough.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eSending Daniel Bwala, the presidential spokesman to say it openly on national television was not an accident. It was deliberate. It was a signal.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eTinubu is done managing Wike.<\/p>\n
\u200eThe President didn\u2019t just say \u201cleave Rivers alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u200eHe went further and recognized Fubara as the leader of APC in Rivers State. That statement alone shook many political landlords in Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eThen Tinubu added the killer line:<\/p>\n
\u200e\u201cAllow Fubara to do his work.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u200eIn simple language, he means to say,\u00a0 Wike, back off. Stop interfering.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eThat means Aso Rock sees the impeachment talk as nonsense, a distraction, and a waste of time. And that puts Wike on the wrong side of power.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eBy that statement, the President indirectly described Wike\u2019s behavior as bullying, oppressive, and harmful to Rivers people and the country. That is not ordinary criticism. That is political demotion.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eRight now, Wike is politically embarrassed. And the rain is still beating him.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eThen Bwala dropped the final bombshell:<\/p>\n
\u200e\u201cThe President has settled Wike.\u201d Meaning?<\/p>\n
\u200eWhatever Wike claims he spent to help Tinubu become President, he has already recovered it\u2014plus profit.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eBwala even mentioned the TSA exemption Wike enjoyed. Let\u2019s be honest: that exemption meant unlimited access to serious federal money.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eReal money. Big money. Life-changing money.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eBwala even mocked it openly:<\/p>\n
\u200e\u201cAnyone who gets that kind of money will perform well.\u201d Meaning that Wike\u2019s achievements were not magic.<\/p>\n
\u200eMoney did the work.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eSo now that Wike has eaten well from the federal table, the expectation is simple: Sit down. Behave yourself. Show gratitude.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eThis is not a pin to a balloon.<\/p>\n
\u200eThe balloon has burst. Completely.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eThe political implication is heavy.<\/p>\n
\u200eAs things stand, Fubara is politically protected.<\/p>\n
\u200eHe is holding the future of Rivers APC firmly\u2014backed by Aso Rock.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eSo where does that leave Wike?<\/p>\n
\u200eThe man who claims to own APC, PDP, and every political structure in Rivers?<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eThe same man who once said nobody should interfere in Rivers politics? Well\u2014interference has happened. From the highest level.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eAnd now the message is clear:<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eFUBARA MUST TAKE FULL CONTROL.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eNo more half-governor.<\/p>\n
\u200eNo more remote control.<\/p>\n
\u200eNo more godfather politics.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eRivers State cannot have two captains in one boat.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eWike must make a choice\u2014fast: Either focus fully on his job in Abuja, Or be removed from that job. You cannot be a federal minister and still run a state by force. You can\u2019t serve two masters. You can\u2019t hold Abuja and Rivers at the same time.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200ePolitics is not noise. Politics is power. And power has shifted. For now, Fubara has the mandate. And it\u2019s time he uses it\u2014fully.<\/p>\n
\u200e<\/p>\n
\u200eDavid E. Oguzierem is the<\/p>\n
\u200eConvener, Fubara Continuity Network (FCN)<\/p>\n
\u200e*08133034594 | 07031200894<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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