I'm building psychiatric hospital in Wike's LG, 'they will need it soon' - Fubara

Rivers Governor, Siminalyi Fubara, said he has approved the construction of an ultra-modern psychiatric hospital in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the State because it will come in handy very soon.

The Governor disclosed this while giving an account of his stewardship in his first year in office in comparison to his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike's eight-year tenure.

Fubara spoke at the Inter-denominational Church Thanksgiving Service organised as part of activities marking the 64th Independence Day Celebration of Nigeria at St. Paul’s Cathedral of the Anglican Communion at Garrison Junction, Port Harcourt, on Sunday, September 29, 2024.

Wike, who hails from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor, has been at loggerheads with his successor over the political leadership of the oil-rich State with the former accusing the latter of turning his back against those who helped him attain power.

Speaking at a reception organised in his honour by the Ijaw Peoples Assembly in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the Minister boasted that he's still in charge of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers.

“Imagine in Rivers they are contemplating of APP. It is not about money. Money does not move. You can have all the money but if there is no capacity there is no capacity.

“All the things you see are people envious of our growth. We have defeated them severally and if the opportunity comes again, we will defeat them We have not started politics, when the time comes, we will play politics. Our job is politics. Tell them to keep their party ready. We will teach them what is called politics,” he said.