Rivers State Horror: Wike’s Aide Says Ada George Backed Deadly Militias To Eliminate Opponents

The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has launched a scathing attack on former Rivers State Governor, Rufus Ada George, accusing him of hindering the state’s development.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

In a statement issued on Thursday, as reported by Vanguard, Olayinka challenged Ada George to identify any meaningful or positive legacy he left behind in Rivers State—beyond allegedly fostering violence, ethnic division, and political bloodshed.

“It is expected that at an advanced age, individuals should act with dignity and refrain from shameless conduct,” Olayinka remarked.

He accused Ada George of being linked to the emergence of the violent “Bush Boys” militant group, claiming that the former governor empowered them to settle political scores, which led to widespread killings and injuries.

Olayinka also questioned the breakdown of Ada George’s relationship with his former deputy, Dr. Peter Odili, noting that the ex-governor failed to support Odili’s bids for governorship in 1999 and 2003.

“What happened to his relationship with Dr. Odili after leaving office in 1993? Why did he refuse to back Odili’s political aspirations?” Olayinka queried.

Highlighting political contradictions, he pointed out that while Odili joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ada George aligned himself with the All Peoples Party (APP).

He further referenced the 2008 Justice Kayode Eso-led Rivers State Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report, which allegedly documented Ada George’s involvement in sponsoring the Bush Boys during the violent unrest of September 2001.

“Where are the Bush Boys he introduced and funded to terrorize Rivers people?” Olayinka asked.

Olayinka accused the former governor of failing to mediate longstanding conflicts in Okrika, especially the prolonged delay in installing an Amayanabo (king)—a crisis he claimed Ada George deepened by supporting one faction and allegedly using militant force to suppress the other.

He also criticized Ada George’s stance during the 1993 Ogoni protest against Shell’s exploitation, alleging that he sided with the oil company, his former employer, against the Ogoni people.

“In the current political crisis, this same Ada George is backing the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who has openly disregarded the rule of law—boasting that the State House of Assembly only exists at his pleasure,” Olayinka concluded.