Fubara’s Treatment in APC Primaries Dangerous for Tinubu – Otubanjo

The Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Femi Otubanjo, has said the treatment of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, during the recently concluded primaries of the All Progressives Congress poses political danger to President Bola Tinubu.

Otubanjo made the remark on Thursday while speaking on The Morning Show, where he also criticised the role being played by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the political affairs of Rivers State and the APC.

According to him, the handling of Fubara’s political crisis remains one of the most surprising developments in Nigeria’s political landscape.

Otubanjo argued that Wike, who is not a member of the APC, appears to be dictating political activities within the ruling party in Rivers State.

He warned that the current political arrangement in the state could negatively affect Tinubu politically, insisting that Wike was pursuing his personal agenda rather than that of the president.

“The treatment of Fubara must be one of the American wonders of Nigerian politics. Fubara has been badly treated.

“We have a situation in which Nyesom Wike, who is not even in the APC, is taking the primary decision in the APC. I hope the tactical team of President Bola Tinubu is not sleeping,” he said.

Otubanjo added that the situation in Rivers State was politically risky for Tinubu.

“The reality is that what they have done is very dangerous for Tinubu. What has emerged in Rivers today is that Wike is pursuing his own agenda, not Tinubu’s agenda in spite of PBAT and all of that combination.

“If Wike really wants to pursue Tinubu’s agenda, he must retain Fubara,” he stated.