The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has condemned the walkout on the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, by some women in Rivers State.
Wike described the walkout on the president’s wife as an embarrassment to the people of Rivers State.
A group of women, on Friday, May 2, 2025, walked out of the renewed hope initiative empowerment programme organised by the office of the First Lady and held in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, demanding the return of the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara.
Wike, in a statement issued on Saturday his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, described the incident as “very disturbing and embarrassing”, warning supporters of the suspended governor to desist from ridiculing Rivers State.
The minister, who apologized to the First Lady and President Bola Tinubu on behalf of the people of Rivers State, said: “Insult on anyone representing the First Lady of Nigeria in an event is a direct insult on the office of the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and as a leader in Rivers State, I apologize.”
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He urged Fubara to demonstrate honesty by being bold enough to tell Tinubu, what exactly he wanted, rather than saying something today, and doing another thing tomorrow.
Wike added: “It is not enough to be visiting people to plead for peace, those who genuinely want peace work and act for it.
“These are the same people pleading for peace, but at the same time doing things that are contrary to what they are pleading for.
“How can you say you want peace and at the same time, you are sponsoring people to insult everyone, including the President and his wife?
“All those shenanigans won’t bring peace, and I am sure they know that, because they are not sincere with their up and down pleadings for peace.
“As for me and those who subscribe to my leadership, we condemn in totality that yesterday’s show of shame and we apologize to our First Lady for the embarrassing conduct of those few women who do not represent the characters and ideals of the people of Rivers State.”
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