Rivers Governor,
Nyesom Wike has explained he didn’t opt out of reconciliation in Edo Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) because of reservations against Edo Governor Godwin
Obaseki.
At the height of the
struggle to get Obaseki the PDP ticket, Wike had opted out of reconciliation,
accusing some unnamed members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of being
tax collectors.
Wike however said he
took the action to save the party, denying it was to frustrate Obaseki’s
efforts to win the ticket.
He also accused
Minister of Transport and his predecessor Rotimi Amaechi of being a man of
violence.
Speaking on Arise
Television, Wike said: “I have always said that politics is where you must
carry everybody along. Sometimes there can be disagreements but the ability to
reconcile everybody is important.
“Particularly as an
opposition party, it is healthy to have division. There is no need to make
people think that you don’t want them. I told Governor Godwin Obaseki so and
anybody who knows me understands that I am not against anybody.
“After the primaries
now, everybody is very happy and Governor Godwin Obaseki, is at home. If we
have allowed what was going on then to continue, you will be alarmed at the
level of division that will erupt and it will be like what you see in APC.”
He recalled some All
Progressives Congress (APC) supporters threatened and actually attacked the
State High Court because of internal party squabbles and the security agencies
did not bring the perpetrators to justice.
Wike said these
pro-Amaechi supporters are courageous because their pay masters have assured
them of security cover.
“It’s really
unfortunate that some people can now want to destroy the state. They issue
threats and the security agencies cannot come out to say we can’t tolerate such
threat against the peace and existence of the state.
“I will not go to
court against anybody because the threat is in the public domain. It is
obvious, that they have the Police, Department of State Security, Air Force,
Navy and the Army.
“Otherwise, how do
you explain the long silence of the Nigeria security agencies over such threats
already trending online?
“For whatever
reasons, why won’t they bother about the person making such threats because of
an internal problem within APC.
“Remember, for the
first time in the history of this country when Chibuike Amaechi was governor ,
he shut down the courts for two years. Based on that experience, more threats
and attacks are seen.
“The minister is now
coming to say that he is not a man of violence which is not true. We are not
children to be so deceived.
“During the campaign
leading to 2019 elections, he came to the state chanting war songs and nobody
cautioned him,” he said.
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