Dare Babalola
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has retaliated against Siminalayi Fubara, his former political protégé, over the latter‘s “dog barking” comment, firing back at the Rivers State Governor’s perceived slight.
During the New Year banquet held on Thursday, the governor said, “Don’t be disturbed by what is happening. Caesar in one of his quotes said, the only reason the dog barks is when it doesn’t understand.
“If you have a dog in your house and it knows you, does it need to bark? So when the dog starts backing maybe it is seeing something it doesn’t understand.
“We are not barking because we understand. We know where we are going and we have set all the things that are needed to make the journey smooth.”
The governor was seemingly responding to the escalating tension between him and Wike.
Addressing the people of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA) on Friday, Wike shot back, saying the “barking dog” actually made Fubara governor.
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 go for Asiwaju (Bola) 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”.
