Rivers crisis: We’ll know who’s in charge when time comes – Wike

Rivers crisis: We’ll know who’s in charge when time comes – Wike

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Chief Nyesom Wike,  has mended fences and  realigned with his estranged friend and Southsouth Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Victor Giadom.

Wike, who was hosted by Giadom at his Bera country home in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State yesterday, said he was happy to be back to his friend.

The event attracted serving senators and members of the House of Representatives from Rivers, leaders of APC and the PDP; two former chairmen of Rivers PDP, Felix Obuah and Amb. Desmond Akawor; Southsouth Chairman of PDP, Chief Dan Orbih; PDP National Secretary, Sam Anyanwu, traditional rulers, local government chairmen, youths and women among others.

Clarifying the purpose of his visit, Wike said: ” I didn’t come here for politics. I came here to visit my friend, Giadom. Let nobody misinterpret why I came here. That is why I came with PDP and APC leaders. It is a private visit to my friend.”

Wike said Giadom only gathered his people to show he was still politically relevant, noting that politics was about making impact on the people.

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Addressing Giadom, he said: “I have never been in doubt about your capacity to relate with your people. Politics is about impact. If you want to be a successful politician you must impact on your people so that when you call them they will answer you”.

Speaking about how people valued him across the country and how they always posed for pictures with him, Wike said it was a testament of his service to the people.

But he said: “Forget about these hungry noisemakers on the road. When the time comes, we will know who is in charge and who is not in charge. There is a time for everything.

“This is not time for politics. When the time comes, we will know who is who. If you like, abuse me as you want. If you like, employ everybody on social media. I have never bothered myself one day to know who is abusing me. Politics will come. We didn’t contest election based on social media. We spoke to the people, they listened and believed in us.”

Speaking on his realignment with Giadom, he said: “Party will come and go and friendship will remain. We have made our mistakes, we are all humans but friendship remains.