Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to expose
some persons who had surreptitiously stopped the release of the loan from the
Central Bank of Nigeria to Abia and Benue States.
He stated that the motive was to punish Governor Samuel
Ortom and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for standing with him to demand the
resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Iyorchia
Ayu.
Wike spoke at the 58th birthday celebration of Ikpeazu in
his country home of Umuobiakwa community in Obingwa Local Government Area on
Tuesday.
This was contained in a statement issued by Media aide to
Wike, Kelvin Ebiri, and made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt on
Wednesday.
Wike said, “I will tell you very soon, how money that was
supposed to come to Abia State for my friend to use to develop Abia State was
stopped recently by those who think they own this country, by those who think
Ikpeazu did not support them.
“Because Ikpeazu supported me, they went and stopped Abia
state from getting the money they are supposed to get to develop Ariara market.
“Okezie Ikpeazu is just governor of Abia State. He is not
the owner of Abia State He is just a symbol of Abia State. Anybody who fights
Abia State, you’re not fighting Okezie, you are fighting the people of Abia.”
Wike, who was the special guest of honour at the event, was
accompanied by former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose.
Wike explained that the CBN loan was a facility that is made
available to every state of the federation, pointing out that Rivers State
Government had accessed and secured the loan already.
“I will tell all of
you, how Abia and Benue States were denied of their money that every state had
gotten from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
“I got it (CBN loan). And anybody who dare to stop my money,
they know, I will not take it from them. You can see how people are wicked,
they are not in office yet, but they are fighting people, stopping states
money.
“Even as we have criticized President Muhammadu Buhari, he
has never stopped our money any day, never.”
He added, “Let me tell all of you here, let me use the
opportunity and Nigerians will hear. I never told him I will say this.
“Why would some people think some of us are not Nigerians,
some people think some of us are slaves. We would never be slaves. I will never
be a slave to anybody.”
Wike, who restated his position on the internal crisis
within the Peoples Democratic Party, said his allies demand was for
inclusivity, wherein every region is given a sense of belonging.
“So, I have told Ikpeazu to continue to be quiet and be a
professor of proverbs. When we went to London, he told the person who called us
to the meeting in London, you see this thing happening to PDP now is like that
ship that wanted to capsize carrying Jonah.
“So, as the ship was going down, they went to Jonah, who
said it’s me, it’s not the ship, and they took Jonah out of the ship. Jonah did
not die.
“The ship stabilized. So, why not throw this Jonah out so
that the ship can stabilize.”
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