The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said he will continue to stand by his words that the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) are unacceptable in the state whether his life is threatened or not.

The governor who spoke when he featured on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ monitored by Daily Independent said he is not afraid of death as every man will die someday.

He said that the sit at home order cannot work in Rivers as the states is a South-South state and not one of the South-Eastern states.

He said “With all due respect, I have said it before and I will continue to say it, IPOB cannot make an order to say that people should sit at home in Rivers. I have said that clearly before because it does not exist in Rivers state. Rivers state is South-South. We are in Niger Delta”.

“I am not saying whether the people of South-East should not obey what IPOB has said or not but they cannot give orders to Rivers people that we should sit at home. No! It is not possible.

“Like I always say, I am not against IPOB’s activities in the South-East because they have a right to whatever they are doing with their people”.

“But as far as Rivers state is concerned, we are not part of it. So, you cannot give an order when we are not part of whatever you are doing? How does it work? It doesn’t work that way.

“It is like saying there are South Easterners who are staying in Lagos, therefore IPOB will give a sit at home order in Lagos that everybody should move”.

“There are Igbo people staying in Kano, IPOB will go and make a sit at home order that nobody should move in Kano. It is not acceptable. So, IPOB for me.

"I have said it, whether people like it or not, whether people want to kill me. I know that yes, people must die one day but you must have to speak out and say this is not acceptable”.

“Our people are not part of it and so you cannot give order to people who are not part of what you are doing. When they gave that order, did anybody obeyed it in Rivers state? No, because it cannot work as we are not part of them”.

joyairemiya:
Wike that said he can walk whole of Rivers state without security. But i will be happy if he can do that

Moferere:
In other words, everybody should fence his village

Wike, please try and visit Imo first.

bolaayenimo:
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said he will continue to stand by his words that the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) are unacceptable in the state whether his life is threatened or not.

The governor who spoke when he featured on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ monitored by Daily Independent said he is not afraid of death as every man will die someday.

He said that the sit at home order cannot work in Rivers as the states is a South-South state and not one of the South-Eastern states.

He said “With all due respect, I have said it before and I will continue to say it, IPOB cannot make an order to say that people should sit at home in Rivers. I have said that clearly before because it does not exist in Rivers state. Rivers state is South-South. We are in Niger Delta”.

“I am not saying whether the people of South-East should not obey what IPOB has said or not but they cannot give orders to Rivers people that we should sit at home. No! It is not possible.

“Like I always say, I am not against IPOB’s activities in the South-East because they have a right to whatever they are doing with their people”.

“But as far as Rivers state is concerned, we are not part of it. So, you cannot give an order when we are not part of whatever you are doing? How does it work? It doesn’t work that way.

“It is like saying there are South Easterners who are staying in Lagos, therefore IPOB will give a sit at home order in Lagos that everybody should move”.
“There are Igbo people staying in Kano, IPOB will go and make a sit at home order that nobody should move in Kano. It is not acceptable. So, IPOB for me.

"I have said it, whether people like it or not, whether people want to kill me. I know that yes, people must die one day but you must have to speak out and say this is not acceptable”.

“Our people are not part of it and so you cannot give order to people who are not part of what you are doing. When they gave that order, did anybody obeyed it in Rivers state? No, because it cannot work as we are not part of them”
https://independent.ng/wike-to-ipob-i-am-not-afraid-of-death/

Ever8090:
Truth be told, even in South east it shouldn't be by force to honour any fallen hero..

Idiko1:

The stay at home order has nothing to do with ethnicity, state or geopolitical region. It is all about remembrance of Biafra and those who identified with Biafra as we know it. There many fallen Biafran fighters from the present day Rivers State. Anybody who pays any mind to dumbass fool called Wike is a dolt. Wike claimed not to be afraid of death yet he moves around in a convoy of police and other paramilitary units. Wike speaks like a dunce.

kinzation:
Make them kpai am

monkautos:


You guys are so funny...doing exactly the same thing you accuse the north of doing. Bros country no be by force

joyairemiya:
Wike that said he can walk whole of Rivers state without security. But i will be happy if he can do that

bolaayenimo:
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said he will continue to stand by his words that the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) are unacceptable in the state whether his life is threatened or not.

The governor who spoke when he featured on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ monitored by Daily Independent said he is not afraid of death as every man will die someday.

He said that the sit at home order cannot work in Rivers as the states is a South-South state and not one of the South-Eastern states.

He said “With all due respect, I have said it before and I will continue to say it, IPOB cannot make an order to say that people should sit at home in Rivers. I have said that clearly before because it does not exist in Rivers state. Rivers state is South-South. We are in Niger Delta”.

“I am not saying whether the people of South-East should not obey what IPOB has said or not but they cannot give orders to Rivers people that we should sit at home. No! It is not possible.

“Like I always say, I am not against IPOB’s activities in the South-East because they have a right to whatever they are doing with their people”.

“But as far as Rivers state is concerned, we are not part of it. So, you cannot give an order when we are not part of whatever you are doing? How does it work? It doesn’t work that way.

“It is like saying there are South Easterners who are staying in Lagos, therefore IPOB will give a sit at home order in Lagos that everybody should move”.
“There are Igbo people staying in Kano, IPOB will go and make a sit at home order that nobody should move in Kano. It is not acceptable. So, IPOB for me.

"I have said it, whether people like it or not, whether people want to kill me. I know that yes, people must die one day but you must have to speak out and say this is not acceptable”.

“Our people are not part of it and so you cannot give order to people who are not part of what you are doing. When they gave that order, did anybody obeyed it in Rivers state? No, because it cannot work as we are not part of them”
https://independent.ng/wike-to-ipob-i-am-not-afraid-of-death/

Idiko1:

The stay at home order has nothing to do with ethnicity, state or geopolitical region. It is all about remembrance of Biafra and those who identified with Biafra as we know it. There many fallen Biafran fighters from the present day Rivers State. Anybody who pays any mind to dumbass fool called Wike is a dolt. Wike claimed not to be afraid of death yet he moves around in a convoy of police and other paramilitary units. Wike speaks like a dunce.

Elvictor:
He talks too much nowadays.

Ekpeitit:
The Biafra tribe is the most uneducated and dumb tribe in Nigeria, we have told the idiots a million times that we don't want to have anything to do with them but they don't get it,instead they will call me will call us Afonja.
Bro,Niger Delta people don't like you or trust you and we will never allign with you.
Just fight for your Biafra and leave us out of your desperation.

Peace2allmen:
I have said this many times over,Biafra of Igbos only or other similar tribes like Efik or Ibibio who identify with our beliefs and values and want to be part of it should be our utmost focus.
There is no need bringing people who don’t like others into another nation and have another useless country like Nigeria. We can’t force others into it, that’s hypocrisy, akin to doing what the useless dream killer Nigeria is doing and people of good conscience shouldn’t be part of it.
However, it would also be good for people down south to fight together and liberate themselves from Nigeria first and then to your tents oh Israel.