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Fubara: The End of Beginning

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Dr. Oni Gbolabo

1. According to Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the UK during the WW2, after the Allied Forces had chased Hitler out of all occupied territories he said “this is the beginning of the end, and there shall be no end until the end of the beginning”

2. Fubara began the beginning by signing a pact with a godfather, which is not known to Nigeria Constitution. It is their personal agreement nothing concerns the constitution with their agreement.

3. In order for the Godfather to consolidate his grip on the state government he sponsored 27 Assembly members and they won and became loyal.

4. Fubara too won and wanted to be governor as the law empowered him to be, but the Godfather brought his own law through his 27 loyal boys. Wike is not known to the state law so it will be useless to mention his name for now, rather we will mention the 27 boys.

5 Confrontation between the 27 boys and Fubara opened a conflict like a chess game between the state law and the 27 boys.

6. Governor on one side and the 27 foot soldiers on the other side. Beginning of the beginning of the conflict.

7. The inexperienced Governor wanted to be a super hero and stupidly demolished the State House of Assembly, his first step into tactical error, but there was nobody to tell him the truth. I can’t believe that a sane person will do that because of just 27 Assembly members.

8. Fubara in the plethora of ignorance preferred to co-opt 3 assembly members to preside over the state affairs while the 27 were gated out. What an award winning ignorance. If the idea of demolishing the Assembly House was effectual, where were the 3 members sitting? Foolish idea.

9. As notorious as the judiciary could be, did he expect the judiciary to say it is right for 3 members to take decision at the expense of 27 elected members? I think executives should be writing tests to ascertain their mental abilities or status.

10. Fubara eventually lost the case in court and simple reasoning demands that he will embrace them and trick them into an agreement of sort. No, rather began to castigate both the presidency and the 27 Assembly members. Olympic standard stupidity. When he knew he won’t abide with court verdict why did he go to the court?

11. Don’t be surprised that I didn’t mention Wiike since. I didn’t because he is not a legal entity in the matter. He is just a political entity. In case there’s another court case, his name won’t be mentioned because he is not the governor neither assembly member. So don’t waste time on him. The law didn’t recognize Wike here.

12. Rather than applying executive truce the same Fubara wanted to go tough. He made one of the most useless comments ever by any executive that HE WILL ORDER BOYS TO GO INTO DESTRUCTIVE ACTION.

13. The misguided and wrongly informed Fubara instigated chaos against himself as pipelines were blown up. He was simply pushed to misbehave and that was where he stopped facing the 27 boys and was now facing the Federal Republic of Nigeria. What a putrid ignorance.

14. This shows Fubara couldn’t manage his state and indirectly turned the war to “Fubara against the Federal Republic of Nigeria”. What a display of tactlessness. He simply caged himself into a position of an enemy of a bigger state, because that is economic sabotage and no country will sit down to watch it idly.

15. The man in charge of the Federal Republic of Nigeria responded by declaring a State of Emergency as it was done by Obasanjo in Plateau State and Ekiti State. There’s nothing new except someone deliberately choses stupidity over rationality.

16. Where are the people who hailed Fubara into the black hole? I want them to cite a law that prevented the President from declaring a State of Emergency when there is flagrant attacks on state economy. I need the law.

17. I have seen comments of those who cannot navigate a plot of land even with the aid of GPRS blaming the President. Same people will mess him up if he takes no action.

18. Note: I was against the impeachment of Fubara but he too could have applied sense. The most annoying aspect is, he will eventually pay their salaries and remuneration despite no work done. If he is lucky to come back.

19. He is a potential loser because after impeachment his kinsman will replace him and the battle will be shifted to their homestead.

20. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State knew his limit and he warned his chairmen not to go to the Secretariats because he knew what the end would likely be. When court warned APC to vacate office they did and went to court. No reasonable head will say occupying the Secretariat through violence will change what the Appeal Court stated.
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For the sake of learning, I will welcome any logical argument that is contrary to these basic facts.

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Breaking: Diri Orders Autopsy on Bayelsa Deputy Governor’s Death, Warns Against Politicisation

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death of the state’s Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.

Governor Diri gave the directive on Saturday while receiving former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Government House in Yenagoa.

Ewhrudjakpo reportedly collapsed in his office on Thursday and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Reacting to the incident, the governor condemned what he described as widespread misinformation and speculation on social media, warning against any attempt to politicise the deputy governor’s death.

“I want to make an appeal. I have seen people politicise his death. In Ijaw land, there is no enmity in death. Let nobody politicise the passing of our dearly beloved deputy governor,” Diri said.

“If anyone truly loves him, this is the time to show it. I have directed that an autopsy be carried out to reveal the cause of his death. There is a lot of nonsense going on on social media.”

The governor further urged the public to focus on mourning and honouring the late deputy governor, noting that the state government had declared three working days of mourning in his honour.

“If anyone is issuing statements to eulogise him, let it end there. Let us mourn him because Bayelsa State is in a mourning mood,” he added.

Governor Diri also called for unity and love among the people, reminding them of the inevitability of death.

Speaking during the condolence visit, former President Goodluck Jonathan described the late Ewhrudjakpo as a committed and dedicated individual who played a key role in the activities of his foundation.

“For me, he was someone my foundation and I will never forget. He represented the governor in all our programs,” Jonathan said, adding that Ewhrudjakpo worked tirelessly in that role, even more than when he served as deputy governor.

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N1.4 Trillion not enough to get me into politics – Bishop Oyedepo reveals

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The founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said he will never take part in partisan politics, not for even billions of naira.

He stated that no amount of money, including “$1 billion,” (1.4 Trillion naira) would make him join politics.

Oyedepo made this known during an impartation service at Shiloh 2025 held at the church’s headquarters in Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State.

 

He explained that partisan politics is not part of his life’s calling and that is why he has chosen to stay away from it.

In his words: “In 2015, I warned the church that trouble was coming. Didn’t trouble come?

“Partisan politics is off my calling. If you give me $1 billion to join politics, I won’t, because it is off my course.”

The bishop also said the world is in urgent need of God’s intervention because of the times we are living in.

He added, “The world is groaning in darkness, but as written in Romans 8:19, the whole world is waiting for the earnest manifestation of the sons of God.”

According to him, believers are being trained as an end-time army to bring solutions to national and global problems, similar to what biblical figures like Joseph and Daniel did.

 

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Wike at 58: “You’re a Shinning Star in my Cabinet, Tinubu hails Wike.

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President Bola Tinubu congratulates Chief Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on his birthday, December 13.

President Tinubu celebrates with the Minister and former governor of Rivers State, giving thanks to God Almighty for enriching him with a life defined by purpose, service, and courage.

The President describes Chief Wike as an audacious top performer who defies obstacles and delivers results.

President Tinubu acknowledges the ongoing transformation of the Federal Capital Territory through infrastructure expansion, highlighting the Minister’s recent intervention that broke the 14-year logjam in the construction of the Apo-Karshi road.

The President commends Chief Wike for his resilience, can-do attitude, and commitment to excellence in all assignments.

President Tinubu thanks the Minister for his consistent efforts in delivering results and wishes him a happy birthday and strength to further his good work in the FCT.

“Nyesom Wike has been one of the shining stars in the cabinet, an exceptional performer, developing infrastructure in the Federal capital as never seen before and proving that his moniker as ‘Mr Project’ is not limited to his home state of Rivers.

“I commend him for being one of the champions of our Renewed Hope Agenda, even though he belongs to another party and wish him well as he marks another year in his life journey”.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information and Strategy)
December 13, 2025

 

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