The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has slammed Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over “barking dog” comment the latter made.
Governor Fubara, speaking at a New Year banquet on Thursday, appeared to make a veiled reference to the political tension between them when he said, “If you have a dog in your house and it knows you, does it need to bark?”
The comment was widely interpreted as a subtle reaction to the renewed hostility with his former political ally and mentor.
In a swift rebuttal on Friday, Wike addressed supporters in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA), where he dismissed Fubara’s remark and turned the metaphor back on the governor.
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According to Wike, it was that same “barking dog” that played a decisive role in Fubara’s emergence as governor, stressing that his political influence and support were instrumental to Fubara’s rise to office
He said, “This dog that’s barking now barked, even when Rivers people didn’t know who the person was and the dog that barked made the person to be governor when others ran away and he’s not afraid that the same dog now is barking. I wish him goodluck.
“We have decided to for Asiwaju Tinubu. There’s no discussion about that, but there’s one we must take a decision. We won’t make the mistake we made last time. We would correct the mistake.
“I heard him say those who worked with Atiku are back. They couldn’t give Atiku 10%. So, what is the political advantage. I won’t call their names, but you all know them”.
