The National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, USA, urged President Bola Tinubu to sack the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to end the persistent political crisis in Rivers State.
It equally asked the President to declare a six-month state of emergency in parts of Northern Nigeria affected by insurgency and banditry.
The group cautioned that credible elections cannot be conducted in areas under terrorist control ahead of the 2027 polls.
The president and Chief Executive Officer of the group, Lloyd Ukwu, made this call alleging that Wike’s actions were central to the Rivers crisis and insisted that peace would remain elusive unless the Minister was sanctioned.
He said removing Wike from office would demonstrate that President Tinubu does not endorse the Minister’s alleged overbearing influence in the state’s political affairs.
“The main problem in Rivers State today, as far as this crisis is concerned, is the Minister of the FCT. Rivers people know where the problem lies. The President must call him to order. Wike is his employee,” he said.
