Former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has been angered by the decision of Peoples Democratic Party bigwigs in the State to back incumbent governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Fubara was Wike’s handpicked successor, but both men have fallen out with each other over how Rivers should be governed. Majority of Rivers people have thrown their weight behind governor Fubara and the PDP leaders in the Rivers were not left out; they include Abiye Sekibo; ex-PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; ex-governorship aspirant, Celestine Omehia; and ex-lawmaker, Austin Opara,
Speaking Tuesday on the endorsement of governor Fubara, Wike said quartet were expired politicians.
“The other day, I saw a political conference organised by transactional politicians. Political vampires, political buccaneers,” said Wike who is the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory.
“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 the PDP national secretariat but they were surprised that the governor went to the PDP secretariat,” the minister said.
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.
