A former Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has said President Bola Tinubu will not sacrifice the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, amid the lingering political crisis in the state.
Fayose made the assertion during an interview on Arise Television aired on Tuesday.
He was reacting to the power struggle between Fubara and his predecessor, Wike, which has continued to fuel political instability in Rivers State.
According to Fayose, Wike remains more politically relevant to President Tinubu than Fubara, arguing that the President has little incentive to abandon the former Rivers governor.
But let me say this to Nigerians, the Asiwaju that I know will not get rid of a Wike for a Fubara. Wike came from Rivers to give support to President Tinubu,” Fayose said.
He maintained that Wike’s political value to the President is tied to his performance as FCT minister and his capacity to deliver electoral victories for the ruling All Progressives Congress.
“Wike is in Abuja performing; we’ve never had it so good in Abuja, even a blind man can’t deny that,” he said.
