Rivers Crisis May Engulf APC Amid Wike–Fubara Feud, Says Austin Okai

According to Comrade Austin Okai, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the conflict between Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, and Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, will destroy the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Wike and Fubara reportedly resumed their confrontation after the Minister pledged to thwart the governor’s attempt to win reelection.

However, several APC leaders support Fubara, who is now a member of the ruling party.

However, Wike advised the party mainstay to avoid getting involved in Rivers State politics, which led to a verbal spat between him and the ruling party’s national leadership.

In an interview with TVC News on Tuesday, Okai forecast that the issue would spread to other regions of the nation.

“Wike attacked the NSA and all of them, not just the APC National Secretary,” he declared. Rivers State has been in the center of the ruling party crisis for more than ten years.

“Unless the president muster political fortitude and calls the FCT Minister to order, what you witness in Rivers will destroy the APC. We don’t know the terms of his arrangement with the president, but he has stated that Rivers State is essential to his political survival.

“Wike is speaking harshly to the President even more than the NSA, the APC National Chairman, and the Chief of Staff. Wike speaks more than the president.