- Warns “I’ll Consume You
BY BONNY AMADI
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has rejected claims that President Bola Tinubu handed over political control of Ebonyi State to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, ahead of the 2027 governorship election in the state.
Mr Nwifuru, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), spoke on 15 June during a stakeholders’ rally in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
The rally, broadcast live on TVC News, was organised to endorse the re-election of the governor and President Tinubu in the 2027 election.
“We’ve all it takes to consume, destroy you’
Speaking at the rally, Mr Nwifuru said some of Mr Wike’s unnamed allies have been peddling claims that Mr Tinubu has handed over Ebonyi to the FCT minister and his faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
They said Nyesom Wike is their leader and that Wike said the president has given Ebonyi to him. And we say to them, ‘eeyaah!” he narrated.
‘Eeyah’ is an exclamatory remark which translates to “what a pity”.
The governor then vowed to frustrate the move and threatened to deal with Mr Wike or anybody involved in the alleged plot, stressing that Ebonyi is not for sale.
“Now, I want to sound this way as your governor: We are not afraid. We only hold ourselves because our people are with us.
“Nobody should push us because we have all it takes to consume whoever is trying us; we have all it takes to destroy whoever is trying us,” he said, apparently referring to Mr Wike and his allies.
Continuing, Mr Nwifuru said: “We’re sending a message to them directly or indirectly that we’re members of the All-Progressives Congress and that’s where Ebonyi people belong.
“And whoever is trying our resolve, the outcome will be very funny for him.”
The governor was flanked at the rally by another APC chieftain and Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as well as Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State who made a surprise appearance at the venue despite being a member of the All-Progressives Grand Alliance.
Meanwhile, Mr Wike is officially a member of the PDP faction chaired by Abdulrahman Mohammed and recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
However, the politician works under the administration of Mr Tinubu, who is a member of the ruling APC.
The FCT minister has consistently expressed support for Mr Tinubu’s re-election as president in the forthcoming 2027 general elections.
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