Laolu Akande, former Media Aide to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed disappointment in Nyesom Wike, the immediate past Governor of Rivers State.
This is as he wondered why Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, cannot manage his anointed Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
The former aide who had hailed Wike as the second most influential politician in Nigeria regretted that the Minister has failed his expectations.
“What is happening in Rivers State is very disappointing. Look, a lot of people had deep respect for the FCT Minister. You can easily see that Wike was the kind of guy that got it done and he got the reputation.
“He was called Mr. Project and all that. There’s quite a bit of political regard that you’ve to give to Wike. I think in this country today, after the President, Nyesom Wike is the most prominent politician.
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“So, when somebody has attained that level of political relevance, it means you really have to carry yourself with a lot of grace, with a lot of measured management of the expectations around you.
“It is disappointing that the FCT Minister is not managing his own anointed governor and the responsibility is more on him than the governor. Wike is the senior partner in this matter and it is not good for him,” Akande said on Channels Television.
Recall that the political crisis rocking Rivers State took a new turn this week with the demolition of the State House of Assembly Complex and defection of 27 members of the Assembly loyal to Wike, to the All Progressives Congress.
This is despite the attempt by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to broker peace between Wike and his godson, Fubara.
