By Olawale Oyetunji The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has reacted to all issues that played out during and after the presidenti...
By Olawale Oyetunji
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has reacted to all
issues that played out during and after the presidential primary election of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Recall that the primary election produced former Vice
President, Atiku Abubakar as the party’s 2023 presidential candidate.
Wike, who spoke on Friday at the Port Harcourt International
Airport in Rivers State shortly after he returned from Spain, described the
former Vice President as a liar.
He stated “I told my special adviser on media that I am
going to speak on issues. We know in this part of our world, when lies are
contorted, it becomes fact.
“I have always believed when the left speaks, allow the right
to also speak. We are not getting younger and as days pass, we get older.
“So it is important when issues are raised or when speeches
are made, one should be able to say this is the part of my story, so that the
public knows the truth.
“It is most unfortunate since after our primary I have
decided to be quiet, because it is a party I love so much. I never said
anything, I decided to go back home and fulfill the promises I made to the
people of Rivers State.
“But there comes a time I need to speak and let Nigerians
know the actual truth. Having known the truth, whatever they decide to do with
it is left for them.
“When the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar
unveiled his running mate, no right thinking person and a lover of this party
will say that the speech he made on that day was fair.
“Forget about his hailers, the scavengers and I never
reacted to it. I said, no, this party belongs to all of us.
“Thereafter, Atiku appeared on Arise TV, see the statement
he made. So many lies were told and then you said I should not react to some of
those issues. That will not be fair.
“Assuming today I am not alive, obviously what he has said
will be accepted as the truth. Look at his attack dogs, former governor of
Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu,
Maina Waziri and others look at the statement they issued. Look at the abuses
they rained on me, I never reacted.
“If a presidential candidate who believes he wants to win
the election, and as somebody who contested fiercely with him, I never raised
issues, I just kept quiet, minding my business to see how my State can move
forward, yet every day his attack dogs continued to attack me”, he lamented.
The Rivers State Governor said nobody should be in doubt on
whether he will speak on the issues of PDP, its candidate and other related
matters.
“I will respond line by line”, he insisted.
On the reconciliation committee, which Atiku claimed to have
reached out to Wike, he said: “you see when people tell lies, there is nothing
they can’t do. Some Senators called me to say that Atiku Abubakar said he sent
Bukola Saraki to me.
“That is not true, that is not fair and that is not correct.
I was in Spain, Bukola came to me and said, my brother how do we solve this
problem. I said well, were you sent by Atiku Abubakar? He said no. So what do
you want me to do? Look at the issues. Bukola said the matter is so serious
that he never knew.
“So Atiku has never forgotten about the scavengers. In fact,
some of those around called my friends and said O boy, tell your guy now make
him support us. I have been reduced to that level. I have become a guy.
“So Atiku Abubakar cannot say that he has sent anybody to
me. Forget about those who are running around him trying to get what to eat
saying we called Wike’s number, he didn’t pick, I don’t know your phone number
and you did not send a text that it is so and so person calling, please I want
to talk to you, nobody has done that. So, since the 31st of May, not one person
has spoken to me.
“After commissioning of the project, I will speak. It
doesn’t matter who is involved, I am not a slave and I will never be a slave, I
am a free-born citizen of this country. I must be able to state how things are.
Whether it suits you or not, I don’t care.”
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