A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently sack the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for allegedly masterminding a plot to impeach the Governor of Rivers State, Siminilaye Fubara.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Frank condemned the action of the police in tear-gassing and pouring water on Fubara.
His words: “Already Wike has started demolishing houses and revoking ownership of landed property in Abuja to anger Nigerians, cause Tinubu to be hated and portray the APC’s administration as wicked and anti-people.
“By the time Tinubu will realize it, it will be too late because Wike would have destroyed his government to make way for him to contest the post of President in 2027.
“All Wike is after is governance; he has started preparation for the 2027 presidency. So he’s very desperate, and he will do everything to please Tinubu, but at the same time, he is going to destroy the government if they do not call him to order.”
Frank insisted that Wike’s sack had become necessary to stop him from bringing Tinubu’s government into disrepute and destroying the APC.
He added: “If Wike loves Tinubu and believes in his administration, let him officially join the APC and become a card-carrying party member. But he has refused to do so because he wants to destroy the APC to enable him to contest for presidency in 2027 using the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He has refused to defect to APC because of his evil agenda.
“Tinubu and APC should not only be wary but should urgently call on Wike to stop this madness in Rivers state; otherwise, it will backfire.”
He also called on governors across party lines to rally support for their Rivers State counterpart.
He called on Fubara to remain resolute and dogged “in pushing back the evil machinations of Wike.”
