The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says critical stakeholders, including members of the National Assembly and the Rivers State House of Assembly, must be involved in efforts to restore peace in the state.
Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, stressed that no amount of blackmail will bring peace to the state, saying the series of protests in the state would not restore the suspended political leaders.
The minister said this at a Thanksgiving Service during the 70th birthday of a former federal lawmaker, Ken Chikere, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Friday, April 25, 2025.
He stated: “No amount of going to television to abuse anybody will bring peace, because we have always said that those who thrive in crisis are always happy when there is a crisis.
“When there is no crisis, there is no food on the table. Those people cannot be real elders.”
Wike added what could bring peace to the state is a sincere reconciliation of both parties, not minding the political parties or interest groups.
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Wike said: “There is no need to embarrass our women to be naked outside. No amount of such can bring peace, no amount of such blackmail can bring peace. What can bring peace is for you to humble yourself. and say for the interest of the state, I want everybody to work together.
“If you are sincere, everybody would have known. Some people have tried to approach me and I received them. I did not pursue them, but seeing me alone does not bring peace.
“There are critical stakeholders that must be involved in the process of this peacemaking. Nobody will be excluded. If any group is excluded, it means there is no total peace.
“Members of the State Assembly and the National Assembly must be involved. The two political parties must be involved, other leaders must be involved. In that way, we will now know that they are sincere in talking about peace.”
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