By Daniel Abia

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that the biggest mistake Governor Siminalayi Fubara made was trying to do things alone and building his own political structure too early after he assumed office on May 29, 2023.

Wike said the development clearly showed that the governor undermined those who supported him and the structure that brought him to power.

He stated this during a special media chat held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Saturday.

The minister said while leaving office as governor, he had laid a solid foundation which he wanted Fubara to build on so that the state could gradually catch up with Lagos in terms of infrastructural revolution, but little did he know that the latter had his own plans.

The former governor said he initiated the multi-billion naira Port Harcourt Ring Road project linking several local government areas which had already begun before he handed over to Fubara, saying it was a legacy project he personally conceived.

Wike said he had built 12 flyovers which were all commissioned while he was still in office as governor of the oil-rich state of Rivers which he boasted improved the infrastructure and aesthetics of Port Harcourt, the state capital and its environs.

While noting that politicians must be meticulous in their dealings, Wike said the mistake Fubara made had further widened the gap which he wanted to bridge between Lagos and Rivers State, development-wise.

“In politics, you have to be careful. There are those who want you to succeed and make a name. The opportunity that you have been given, not everybody that has that opportunity. There are those who are not happy who don’t want you to be there, and you have to be very careful.

“Remember, before I handed…