Why Fubara can’t be called political leader of Rivers – Senator Abe

Former Rivers State Senator, Magnus Abe, says Governor Siminalayi Fubara, cannot beryllium called the state’s leader.

Abe made the assertion portion speaking connected the acold warfare betwixt Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, connected TVC’s programme, Politics Night.

The ex-senator, who was a erstwhile governorship campaigner of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, successful the 2023 elections, said being the authorities person was a large woody beyond governing the state.

He said, “Being a politician has made him the person of the authorities of Rivers State. But erstwhile you accidental governmental leader, that is thing that you person to enactment to earn.

“To accidental Fubara is the governmental person of Rivers State is simply a overmuch broader discourse of leadership, and it takes clip to physique that benignant of confidence, followership, support, and trust.

“Leadership is each astir trust, and sometimes, navigating this hard h2o helps bring you retired arsenic a person erstwhile you statesman to spot yourself and tin trust connected the absorption you provide.”

Abe said it is Fubara’s work to enactment towards that leadership.

“But helium is the politician of Rivers State, and it is his work to enactment towards that leadership. But to accidental helium is the governmental person of Rivers volition beryllium putting enactment into a wide context. And it takes clip to get there. It takes bringing radical together. You gain trust.

“As a governor, you person the accidental to get there, but I don’t deliberation it is conferred,” helium added.

Drawing a contextual, Abe said the precocious Aminu Kano was the governmental person of Kano contempt not being a politician astatine the time.

Earlier, the legislator said helium had ended the protracted governmental feud betwixt himself and Wike.

Before the 2023 elections, Abe archetypal fell retired of favour with his main and erstwhile politician of the State, Rotimi Amaechi, who picked Lagos-based businessman and co-owner of Sahara Energy, Tonye Cole, arsenic the governorship campaigner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, successful the state.

On the different hand, Wike settled for his governmental godson and past Accountant General of the state, Fubara, to win him.