….Accuses Tinubu and Wike of Hijacking State
The Labour Party (LP) has called for an immediate investigation into the six-month emergency rule recently concluded in Rivers State.
Interim National Publicity Secretary of the party, Tony Akeni, made the demand in Abuja on Monday, accusing the Sole Administrator, Admiral Ibok-Eke Ibas (rtd.), of serving the political and economic interests of President Bola Tinubu and Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Akeni alleged that the emergency rule was nothing more than “a coup and siege against democracy in Rivers State,” designed to give Tinubu and Wike access to the state’s treasury and political structure.
He said, “To assess Sole Administrator Admiral Ibok-Eke Ibas’s performance during the period, his only achievement is that he did a good job standing in for his adopted new masters, Tinubu and Wike.”
The LP spokesman argued that both men “fully succeeded” in their schemes but warned that the people of Rivers would have the final say in 2027.
“In 2027, Tinubu and Wike may wake up to find that it is God and Rivers State’s 7.2 million reborn citizens who actually own and will determine their destiny,” Akeni declared.
He further accused the duo of “riding roughshod over Governor Simi Fubara and the state treasury,” insisting that justice and accountability must prevail.
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