A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, says what is going on in Rivers State is a clear indication that the Nigerian political class has no interest in the citizens.
Agbakoba stated this on Monday while featuring on an interview programme, Politics Today, on Channels Television.
He said that the crises in Rivers State are the issues that make Nigerians breed absolutely with suffering and poverty.
Lately, there has been renewed political turmoil, with the State Assembly initiating impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu.
Agbakoba in his reaction said, “Well, what’s going on is a clear indication that our political class has no interest in Nigerians because I have not heard in any of all these disputes that these people understand that they are governing Nigeria, and in particular, Rivers people.
“It’s a toxic situation in Rivers. First, the governor was in PDP, and Mr Nyesom Wike was pursuing him. He now bent over backwards, resigned from PDP, and went into APC. So, what the hell is the problem? I just don’t understand it, except it’s a power fight for 2027. That’s clear.
“But what is very painful is that the entire government’s failure in Nigeria—not just in the healthcare system, everywhere there’s failure. When you have people in power in diverse political parties, rather than focus on Nigeria, they’re just interested in themselves.
“Why would there be an issue? I mean, I don’t support Wike or Fubara. I don’t care for any of them. But if Fubara was elected on the PDP and he was forced out of the PDP into the APC, then what again is the issue? It’s difficult to understand.
“So, could they just kindly remember that they were elected by the votes of the Rivers people? And Rivers people will be terribly disappointed in what’s going on, because it’s as if no one exists in Rivers State except Fubara, Wike, and the political people.”
