APC National Secretary Tackles Giadom Over Disrespecting Rivers State Governor
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has warned the National Vice Chairman, South-south of the party, Victor Giadom, to stop disrespecting the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara to please the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
Giadom had while speaking last Tuesday during Wike’s ‘thank you’ visit to the people of Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, quoted to have said, “to the so-called governor of Rivers State, to win anything in this state, you must go through Wike.”
Reacting, Basiru said it was unfortunate that a member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party was referring to a governor in the party as a ‘so-called governor of Rivers State’.
He added that even if the governor was not a member of the ruling party, Giadom could not refer to an elected governor as a ‘so-called governor’ in order to please anybody.
“I find it unfortunate that a member of the NWC, who is the Vice Chairman of the South-South zone of the APC, was referring to a governor in our party as a ‘so-called governor of Rivers State’.
“No matter what his allegiances are to anybody, it is unbecoming of somebody holding such a sensitive position, and it should not be encouraged by anybody.
“Even if the governor is not in our party, you can’t refer to an elected governor as a ‘so-called governor’ in order to please anybody.
“The office of the governor is an exalted position, and whoever is occupying it must be respected, irrespective of whatever political differences you have or whatever animosity exists between them,” Basiru added.
Relatedly, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has endorsed Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State for a second term in office ahead of the 2027 general election.
The endorsement of the youth body followed the renewed political war between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and Fubara.
Wike, in his renewed onslaught against Fubara, has declared that he would be buried politically if Fubara returned as governor for a second term, and vowed to do all within his power to ensure Fubara was shown the way out.
However, President of IYC, Theophilus Alaye, in a statement, said the council made the decision after extensive consultations across the Ijaw nation and a thorough review of the political and developmental direction of the state.
