The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa, has accused the suspended Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of surrendering to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, and abandoning the people of the state after months of political confrontation.
In a statement during an interview, Nwibubasa said Fubara’s recent statement confirming his reconciliation with Wike was a betrayal of the Rivers people who stood by him through the political crisis.
He said the governor had created goodwill among the people by presenting himself as a leader determined to free the state from Wike’s political stranglehold only to go back to the same political camp.
“Governor Fubara went into a negotiation with Wike and came back saying there is reconciliation and that he has returned things to his godfather; that was his surrender,” he said.
The people of Rivers supported Fubara because they believed that he was determined to protect the interests of the state, Nwibubasa said, recalling that the governor had repeatedly told residents that he would stand against political interference even at great personal cost.
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He said, “The pain in what the governor did yesterday is the deceit, the long term deceit, which he has deceived not just his supporters but the people of Rivers State.”
He also accused the governor of “abandoning the principles he once professed to champion” by adopting the ones he once denounced.
“It’s a pity that a man that leadership was entrusted to can turn 360 degrees in a moment of time and throw the people under the bus.”
The ADC governorship aspirant stated that Fubara had lost the moral right to lead, saying leadership is about consistency, vision and the confidence of followers.
if the governor himself has no place to go, because he has lost his capacity to lead, he’s just a governor, he’s no more a leader.”
Nwibubasa urged the people of Rivers to forge a new political path, saying the state must be freed from what he termed entrenched political control.
He also called on residents to shun leaders who, according to him, abandon the ideals they campaigned on after getting the backing of the public.
