Wike, who was governor of the
oil-rich South-South state from May 2015 to May 2023, blasted PDP leaders in
the state for declaring support for his former political son, Governor
Siminalayi Fubara.
PDP leader in Rivers State, Abiye
Sekibo; ex-PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; ex-governorship aspirant,
Celestine Omehia; and ex-lawmaker, Austin Opara; had last week declared support for Fubara and
called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Wike.
However, reacting on Tuesday, Wike
said Sekibo, Secondus, Omehia and Opara were all expired politicians not worthy
to be called “elder statesmen”.
The FCT minister claimed he kicked
them out of the PDP and insisted that Secondus was no longer a member of the
PDP as his suspension was validated
by the court.
“The other day, I saw a political
conference organised by transactional politicians. Political vampires,
political buccaneers,” Wike said.
When journalist corrected the
minister that those he referred to are elder statesmen, Wike said, “Do you know
who is called an elder stateman? An elder statesman is someone who must
have integrity; who must not be here today and be there tomorrow.”
He said it was
ironical that the same set of people who had refused to support Fubara before
the 2023 polls now declare support for the him after the poll.
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“Today, they are not only serving a
boy but they are waiting for him on the road. Do they have integrity? The same
people who said this governor was a neophyte, how can they bring themselves to
support him? They wrote a petition when this governor wanted to collect his
certificate in PDP, they carried a rumour on how he became chairman and that he
is being looked for by EFCC. They said he was not coming to PDP national
secretariat but they were surprised that the governor went to the PDP
secretariat,” the minister
said.
Wike said he was aware of the
“antics” of the PDP leaders. “He (Fubara) wants to be on his own with these
political vampires who are always sucking. My pity for them.”
“They are calling Nigerians to
support Tinubu. That me, I am a selfish person. All of them were in power but
what did they do for their people?” he queried.
Wike also said political
differences has affected his relationship with ex-governor Peter Odili as
they are now different political camps. He questioned when Odili became the
“revered leader” of the PDP leaders in Rivers State.
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