A former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has said Governor Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains the leader of the party in Rivers State saying two captains cannot steer a ship.
Tribune Online reports that there has been no love lost between Governor Fubara and his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the control of PDP’s structure in Rivers State.
While Wike said that the Governor has bitten “the fingers that fed him and will not relinquish the party’s structure to Fubara, the governor has had the backing of major stakeholders in the state who are in his (Fubara) camp and one of which is Prince Secondus.
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Speaking with Tribune Online during the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja, the former PDP national chairman regretted the ongoing crisis in Rivers State which he said is driven potential investors away from the state but expressed hope that the crisis will soon be a thing of the past.
He admonished those who are against the governor to embrace peace in the interest of the state and its people.
“There are no two captains in a ship. Governor (Sim) is the governor and the leader of our state.
“Whatever that is happening in PDP wound be resolved very soon. Governor Fubara is the leader of the state and is the governor of the state.
“I pray that God will see those who are against the governor to even back down because it (the crisis) is unnecessary. We are still very pained.
“Our state is hot business wise, investors are running away and we should tone down, that is my general advice.
“The fight and acrimony from now on across the entire state should tone down so that the state can witness progress under the able leadership of Governor Fubara.
“Secondus, who held sway as the PDP national chairman between 2017 and 2021 told Tribune Online.
On the state of the economy, Secondus said Nigeria is drifting towards a failed state because masses are suffering as a result of hike in the price of fuel by the All Progressive Congress (APC) government being led by President Bola Tinubu.
“As a person, all the indices are pointing to a failed state and democracy. All we need is prayers for our country because the masses are in trouble, they are suffering.
“The hardship is too much. In the spate of few weeks, price of fuel has been raised to the highest level now which is N1,100 and in some places, N1,200. It’s biting harder and harder every other day.”
