Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to secure a court injunction to block releases from the Federation Account to the 22 Local Government Councils in Rivers state.
Frank, who made this disclosure yesterday in a statement issued in Abuja, said Wike and his co-travellers that are opposed to the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, resorted to the plot following their failure to stop local government elections in the State, which held successfully on Saturday.
According to him, Wike through his proxies will today (Monday), or any day soon, approach a Federal High Court in Abuja with prayers that monthly funds allocation to the 22 LGAs in Rivers State should henceforth be withheld, with claims that the elections were held in violation of a court ruling.
However, the Bayelsa-born political activist called on Wike to abandon the plot in the interest of the people of Rivers State and find alternative means to settle his rift with Governor Fubara.
He also called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to allow Wike to dent his democratic credentials with such a retrogressive court action seeing that local councils in Lagos State suffered similar fate during his administration as Governor, through the devious orchestration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Frank, who is the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Ambassador to East Africa and Middle-East, also warned the Judiciary, especially Judges and Justices who are always out to do Wikes bidding for personal gain, not to grant any frivolous prayer brought before them on this matter.
Besides, he condemned the partisan role the Police have played so far in the political crises rocking the State, and called on them to protect all Rivers people instead of taking sides with the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC).
He warned that such a move could lead to economic disruption in Rivers State in particular and the country in general, as well as reversal of of democratic gains the country has made since 1999.
While urging Fubara not to be distracted by the evil machinations of his traducers and political opponents, he congratulated the people of Rivers for successfully electing their council representatives and urged them to redouble their support for the Governor.
