‘That’s blasphemy’ – ADC aspirant responds to Wike’s comment on next Rivers governor

An African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship aspirant successful Rivers State, Dr. Leloonu Nwibubasa, has responded to a remark by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, declaring that helium would determine the adjacent politician of the state.

On February 3, 2026, the FCT minister, portion addressing his supporters successful the state, said helium would denote his preferred governorship campaigner up of the 2027 wide elections.

Wike noted that whoever helium announces volition win the incumbent governor, Siminalayi Fubara successful 2027.

Reacting, Nwibubasa successful an interrogation with Arise News connected Thursday, said powerfulness belongs to God, describing Wike’s remark arsenic blasphemy.

“Minister Wike said helium is the 1 who volition determine the adjacent politician of Rivers State and whoever helium decides volition go the governor.

“Of people powerfulness is an implicit spot of God and if immoderate antheral says so, helium is lone elevating himself to the presumption of God. I don’t spot that happening, that’s blasphemy,” helium said.

The ADC chieftain besides slammed Governor Fubara implicit the latter’s inability to marque steadfast governmental decisions, calling connected Rivers radical to beryllium up and ballot retired specified personalities.

“Rivers People indispensable beryllium up due to the fact that if we don’t and we statesman to enactment characters similar that of the sitting politician who tin accidental thing yesterday and thing else today.