* Asks Tinubu to call FCT minister to order
A nascent Niger Delta militia group – the Niger Delta Development Force (NDDF) – has threatened to blow up oil installations in the region if President Bola Tinubu fails to rein in and stop Minister of the Federal Capital territory Nyesom Wike from meddling in the administration of Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State.
NDDF said they are particularly piqued over the plot by Wike to use a friendly judge to rule in his favour stopping local government allocations to the State.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had recently dismissed a request by the Rivers State Government to stay proceedings in a suit seeking to stop allocation of funds to all the local government areas of Rivers State.
The Judge held that the request argued by the Rivers State Government through its counsel Gordy Uche, was frivolous, vexatious, unwarranted, and mischievous.
But spokesman of NDDF, Justin Alabraba, warned that the group will waste no time in shutting down oil installations if any Judge in Abuja makes any pronouncement that would render local governments in River State financially incapacitated to carry out their business of rendering governance to the people at the local level.
“We will waste no time. It would be a swift response. We will shut down major oil installations in the Niger Delta. If President Bola Tinubu would allow Wike ground governance at the local governments in Rivers State, we will also ground governance at all levels. We cannot be suffering while other parts of Nigeria are enjoying. Wike should leave Fubara alone,” they warned.
The group said they have watched for several months how Wike has used his position as a minister and a member of Tinubu’s cabinet to undermine the activities of Governor Fubara, warning that they would no longer fold their arms and watch Wike destroy their State.
“For months now, Wike has continued to insult and intimidate Governor Fubara using his federal might. We won’t tolerate that anymore. Any move against Fubara by Wike would now be met with destructions of oil installations. Since Tinubu would want to continue to play the ostrich, let us all go mad then. Rivers State does not belong to Wik, and he cannot finish serving his eight years without intimidation or harassment from those who helped him get there and now wants to disturb his successor.”
The group warned that there would be no going back when judgment is giving against Rivers State, insisting: “We will bomb and continue to destroy oil installations. This is not a threat. This is a promise. This is what we will do. Enough is enough. Wike and Tinubu cannot take us for a ride anymore.”
