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By James<\/p>\n
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The political crisis rocking Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged political benefactor, Nyesom Wike, has taken an even more dramatic turn, following the governor\u2019s emotional declaration that he \u201ccannot worship any human being,\u201d his sudden withdrawal from the APC governorship primaries, and the fierce backlash that erupted across social media afterwards.<\/p>\n
In what many observers now see as a direct message to Wike and the powerful political forces aligned against him, Fubara insisted that only God deserves absolute loyalty and reverence. While acknowledging the role Wike played in his emergence as governor, Fubara maintained that political assistance does not translate into lifelong submission.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong in one helping anyone, but nobody takes the place of God,\u201d the governor declared, stressing that he remained answerable only to God and not to any political godfather.<\/p>\n
The statement immediately reignited conversations around the deteriorating relationship between both men, a feud that has plunged Rivers politics into months of uncertainty, factional battles, impeachment threats and intense power struggles.<\/p>\n
But in a dramatic twist, the governor shortly afterwards announced his withdrawal from the APC governorship primaries following a reported meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos.<\/p>\n
In a lengthy statement, Fubara described the decision as a \u201csacrifice\u201d made in the interest of peace, unity and stability in Rivers State. He admitted facing \u201cimmense pressures and difficult choices,\u201d while insisting his withdrawal was not out of fear or weakness.<\/p>\n
However, the decision triggered a wave of mockery and outrage online, with many Nigerians branding the governor a coward, weakling and politically overwhelmed leader unable to withstand the forces confronting him.<\/p>\n
Across social media platforms, critics described him as \u201cspineless,\u201d \u201cwishy-washy,\u201d and a \u201cbulldog that cannot bark,\u201d arguing that his retreat contradicted the image of resistance he had attempted to project in recent months.<\/p>\n
For many political watchers, the unfolding Rivers saga now paints the portrait of a governor caught between defiance and survival, a leader attempting to assert independence while navigating the suffocating realities of Nigeria\u2019s brutal power politics.<\/p>\n
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