I have nothing against Islam – Gov. Wike
The chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi of
Ekiti State, yesterday said he could not see any evidence that
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike demolished any mosque in Port
Harcourt as reported.
Fayemi, who was on a fact-finding mission, visited the location
of the alleged mosque demolition at Biambo Street, off School Road,
Rainbow Estate, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State,
pleaded with Wike to oblige the Muslim community if they sought a
request to have another place.
“With what I’ve seen, I cannot see any evidence of any building
that has been demolished here. If you (Wike) are somebody who wants
a place of worship, you should find a way to oblige them. I know
within your capacity, it’ll be possible to find a place for them.
From what I’ve seen here, I think it is a storm in a tea Cup. There
is nothing to warrant this kind of media hype that has been given
to it,” Fayemi said.
Wike, who conducted Fayemi round the disputed land, urged people
not to create discord among the different religions as they worship
the same God, saying the NGF chairman had confirmed that there was
no mosque there.
“I want to thank the chairman of my forum for at least coming to
see things for himself. He called me while he was away and I told
him, you know that I can’t do something like that and he said okay
when he comes back, he is coming to see me and he has fulfilled
that promise. That shows leadership, and from what he has seen,
there was no mosque. There is no way I’ll see a mosque and order
the Ministry of Urban Development to go and demolish a mosque.
“Assuming that there is even a mosque and that government
doesn’t want it at that location, we’ll invite them and say look,
we don’t want a mosque there, can we find you an alternative place?
But there was no mosque. I don’t know why people should make
politics out of the issue. It’s not important,” he said.
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