An advocate for resource control and good governance in the Niger Delta, Asari Dokubo has waded into the controversy surrounding Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Dokubo, who had previously congratulated the governor for reaching a one-year milestone as governor of the State, accused Wike, who is the political godfather of Gov Fubara, of "playing god" in the state.

The former Niger Delta militant also criticized President Bola Tinubu for, according to him, handing over “Rivers and Bayelsa” to the ex-governor.

“He is now playing god. It is dead on arrival, all those things that he is doing,” Dokubo said in a video that surfaced on X.com on Monday.

He added, “I advise my friend, President Bola Tinubu; what you are doing to all Ijaw, Ikwerre people in Rivers State (sic). You took Rivers state and gave it one man.”

Recall that in April, Fubara disclosed that his administration had increased the state's monthly revenue from N12 billion, which he inherited, to N27 billion.

Dokubo described the development as commendable while alleging that the governor only had access to N6 billion when he took office.

“The governor had come out to say that the IGR for Rivers State is now N25bn up from N12bn. The governor is even being economical with the truth. When the governor came in, they were giving him a paltry sum of N6bn,” he said.