Rivers crisis: ‘You’ve dug your pit, you’ll fall inside it’ – Fubara blasts LG chairmen loyal to Wike

• Fubara said he hoped the chairman would not lose his position for attending the event or lied that he wasn’t present at the function

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says local government chairmen in the state who sabotage his government and undermine his authority would get their come​up​pance.

Fubara said the council bosses who were disrespecting him were digging their own pits and would fall into them.

He spoke while inaugurating the Comprehensive Primary Healthcare Centre in Ndoni, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of the state, on Thursday.

Upon sighting the Chairman of ONELGA at the event, the governor expressed surprise, saying LGA chairmen had earned a reputation for staying away from state functions.

Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), who is engaged in a bitter rift with the governor, is believed to be in control of local government structure in the state.

While inaugurating the centre, the governor said, “I’m surprised that I saw the chairman of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government here. I’m very surprised because before now, any event that had to do with the state government, all the local government chairmen, as it were, didn’t participate”

Fubara said he hoped the chairman would not lose his position for attending the event or lied that he wasn’t present at the function.

“I hope when you leave here, they are not going to sack you because I know you are not loyal to me. Or when you leave here, you will grant a press interview that it was not you, but your shadow?

“But let me say it here. Every one of you who thinks you are disrespecting me, you have already dug your pit. You will fall inside it. That is the truth. Our minds are very open. We do not wish anyone bad, but we expect you to know and do what is right. For those of you who have chosen to take the part that you think is that way that leads to your salvation, safe journey.”