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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has expressed displeasure over failure by some Anglican Bishops to recognize his presence as FCT Minister in their midst in a church in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
It was at the rededication service of the 2023/2024 Legal Year of the Rivers State Judiciary, where Wike and the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara met for the first time since their political fracas.
Visibly perturbed, the FCT Minister warned that whoever is not a politician should be careful in order not to be given treatment meant for politicians, stressing that anyone who drags themselves into politics would be rubbed in the mud of politics.
“I saw the preaching; I was watching the preaching of Bishop Oko-Jaja [Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Oko-Jaja is the Bishop of the Diocese of Niger Delta] yesterday. I watched the prayers you prayed.
“As a Minister of the FCT, I came to the church; not even the courtesy of recognising the Minister of FCT came in; and I laughed.
“When I was Governor here you were all praising me here and there, saying I did this, I did that; fake!
“I tell people. I am a politician and not a clergy. We have our own roles.
“As a clergy, you have your own role. I have never asked anybody how do you preach. I have never told anybody this is what to preach.
“If you are not a politician and don’t want what happens to politicians to happen to you, be careful. Because, once you drag yourself into politics, the mud will also be rubbed on you,” Wike said.
In a sermon titled “Fear Not,” Bishop Oko-Jaja encouraged judicial officers to fearlessly uphold the truth in their duties, emphasizing the need to overcome the spirit of fear.