{"id":132153,"date":"2023-12-17T19:36:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T19:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/17\/rivers-crisis-dont-pull-the-ladder-you-used-in-climbing\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T19:36:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T19:36:11","slug":"rivers-crisis-dont-pull-the-ladder-you-used-in-climbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/17\/rivers-crisis-dont-pull-the-ladder-you-used-in-climbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers Crisis: &#8220;Don\u2019t Pull The Ladder You Used In Climbing&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has issued warning to politicians not to pull the ladder they used in getting to exalted positions.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming amid political rift between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory and his successor, Sim Fabura.<\/p>\n<p>Wike made this known\u00a0at his residence in Port Harcourt, the state capital while addressing the traditional ruler of Ogbaland who had come to felicitate with him on the occasion of his birthday.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cDon\u2019t pull the ladder that you use in climbing. When you are coming down, the ladder may not be there,\u201d Wike said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd leave the ladder too so that other people can also climb the ladder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u201cIf Wike Defects To APC, He\u2019ll Be Frustrated\u201d \u2013 Ex-Reps Member<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are rules within the political group you emerge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot say that because an Oba has emerged and then an Oba will not follow the rules of the traditional institution. No; an Oba will always obey the rules. 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