Governors elected on the platform
of the Peoples Democratic Party have appealed to the Governor of Rivers State,
Nyesom Wike, to stop his open criticisms of his colleagues.
The governors also asked Wike to
sheath his sword and join others to wrest power from the ruling All
Progressives Congress.
Investigations by one of our
correspondents showed that the emissaries of the PDP Governors’ Forum, who met
with Wike at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday night, were very
frank in their discussion with the governor.
The delegation, which was led the
Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, also had other governors such as
Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), Emeka Ihedioha (Imo), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom
(Benue), and Mohammed Mattawale (Zamfara) .
The former Speaker of the House
of Representatives was the choice of Wike for the PDP presidential ticket in
2015. There were insinuations that Wike
had not shown much commitment to the party and its cause since the defeat of
Tambuwal at the party’s presidential primary election, which the governor of
Rivers State, hosted.
Wike recently caused a commotion
in the party when he congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for defeating the
PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the Presidential Election
Petitions Tribunal.
He defended his action by adding
that he decided to congratulate the President in the open unlike some of the
PDP governors that he alleged usually visit the President at night.
He also caused another stir in
the party when he accused members of a committee set up to investigate the
emergence of Ndudi Elumelu as the minority leader in the House of
Representatives of corruption.
The committee, which was chaired
by a former Senate President, Senator
Iyorchia Ayu; Adolphus Wabara, David Mark (both former presidents of the
senate); a former Deputy Senate
President, Senator Ibrahim Mantu, and a former Deputy Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Austin Opara, who later
resigned from the committee.
A source at Friday’s meeting in
Port Harcourt said that Wike was asked to know that as one of the leaders of
the party, it would be wrong for him to talk to those regarded as senior
members of the party ‘‘in such a way that would portend the party as being
divided.’’
The source said, ‘‘It was a frank
meeting. Members of the delegation were carefully chosen. The delegation
comprised those considered his (Wike’s) close friends and confidants.
‘‘The meeting discussed a lot of
issues which we believe will help lift the party and position it as being
together ahead of its appeal at the Supreme Court in its case against the
election of President Buhari.
‘‘Then, we also discussed the
need for the party to work together in order to confront the APC in the
November governorship elections in both Bayelsa and Kogi states.
‘‘We also asked the governor (of
Rivers) not to openly castigate his colleagues on any issue. He agreed and told us his mind as well. You
know Wike is not someone who will not express himself on any issue. At the end
of the day, we resolved to move on together as a formidable team.’’
At the end of the meeting,
Tambuwal said the governors of the PDP had agreed to remain strong and united
in friendship and brotherhood.
Speaking on Friday during the six
PDP governors’ visit to the Government House in Port Harcourt, Tambuwal
explained that the visit was to commend the Rivers State Governor for his
sustained projects delivery.
Tambuwal said the governors urged
him (Wike) to continue to deliver quality projects and sustain good governance
for the development of Rivers State.
Tambuwal said, “We are also here
to join him and the good people of Rivers State in thanking God for his
leadership and to thank God for giving the state a wonderful leader like him.
The Peoples Democratic Party is very strongly united.
“We are here as brothers and
friends to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in the spirit of brotherhood
and friendship, to encourage and support him for the good governance he has
given to the good people of Rivers State.”
‘‘The 100 days of the second term of Governor
Wike is also why we are here. The spirit in Port Harcourt and Rivers State is
that of celebration and thanksgiving and gratitude to God for such a wonderful
leadership by Governor Wike.”
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