The Minister, who apologised to the First Lady and President Bola Tinubu on behalf of the people of Rivers State, said “insult on anyone representing the First Lady of Nigeria in an event is a direct insult on the office of the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and as a leader in Rivers State, I apologise.”
A statement signed by Wike’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka, on Saturday, claimed that some women, led by some sacked Local Government Vice Chairmen had staged a walkout during the Renewed Hope Initiative empowerment programme organised by the office of the First Lady of Nigeria, held at the EUI Event Centre in GRA, Port Harcourt, on Friday. The programme was meant to benefit 500 women in the state with various empowerment items.
According to the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media ton the FCT Minister, he said his principal, who is in China for official engagements, described the incident as “very disturbing and embarrassing,” cautioning supporters of the suspended governor to desist from ridiculing the State.
The Minister counselled the suspended governor to demonstrate honesty by being bold enough to tell President Tinubu what exactly he wanted, “rather than saying something today, and doing another thing tomorrow.”
He said; “It is not enough to be visiting people to plead for peace, those who genuinely want peace work and act for it.
“These are the same people pleading for peace, but at the same time doing things that are contrary to what they are pleading for.
“How can you say you want peace and at the same time, you are sponsoring people to insult everyone, including the President and his wife?
“All those shenanigans won’t bring peace, and I am sure they know that, because they are not sincere with their up and down pleadings for peace.
“As for me and those who subscribe to my leadership, we condemn in totality that yesterday’s show of shame and we apologize to our First Lady for the embarrassing conduct of those few women who do not represent the characters and ideals of the people of Rivers State,” the statement quoted Wike as saying.
from Leadership newspaper
Sponsored or not, the First Lady should sit her ass down! First it was the rejection from the delta state nursing school students, now another rejection from rivers state women.
ReplyDeleteYou will call it sponsored cos that’s what you people are good at
ReplyDeleteIt's a big pity that you don't see beyond your eyes. Why blame Rivers State Women and Fubara, when you lied that it was Fubara wife that want to host First Lady Tinubu and not Ibas wife, hence the walk out are you not properly informed Wicked Wike.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine. So he deceived them. Then he shouldn't get angry that they walked out.
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ReplyDeleteDelta students reject am
Rivers woman reject am
Shame wear me ankara tiara 🤦
Awwwwwwwwwww! Anon,11:03, well said. Beautiful comment.
DeleteHmmmm 🤔
ReplyDeleteI saw the video; they deserve everything that has happened to them.
ReplyDeleteWe disrespect the first lady alot. 2 wrongs don't make a right. If the leaders go low, the citizens shouldn't be going lower. This is pathetic. 😩
ReplyDeleteSo the citizens should keep accepting and enabling rubbish, abi?
DeleteCandy baby, I dey gbadun you.
DeleteIt now safe to say that, all your issues with gov fubara was also sponsored right? Troublesome man
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ReplyDeleteRivers state women.
At this point, the first lady should stop going to functions. She should limit her functions to Abuja 😭
The level of hunger wan dey match the level of anger.
ReplyDeleteEye for eye.
Egusi for egusi.
No time to waist time. The women walked away.
My fellow anon, no time to waste o.
DeleteSome of them walked out. Many remained seated and got stuff like ovens, washing n sewing machines. Those that walked out were back fighting for the gifts. Atleast I got an automatic washing machine for my laundry business.
ReplyDeleteWould you really blame these women? People ære suffering & women feel it the most 🥺
ReplyDeleteThe 1st lady needs to do a thorough introspect & right the wrongs in her own little ways.
Fubara who they are fighting for is set financially yet begging those he knows he offended. The women who stayed got financially empowered. Will the women who read the IV and still came for the drama be compensated by their sponsors in the same way? Especially by those who's hands are currently dislodged from the public coffers. Will they be listed for other benefits when the suspension ends and Fubara is possibly impeached by the legislature?
DeleteRiver's women dey vex ooo. You better do what is right in that state.
ReplyDeleteSponsored??? 🤔🤔🤔
ReplyDeleteAnytime I see Wike's picture , I dey remember one man for my village wey dey like drink kai-kai, eat kolanut, quarrel while holding walking stick.
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