Ned Nwoko, businessman and former
lawmaker, has accused Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, of “embarrassing” the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Nwoko had earlier called for the
expulsion of Wike from the major opposition party.
But reacting, the Rivers
government had accused Nwoko of repeatedly attacking Wike because he was
stopped from attempting “to fleece the commonwealth of Nigerians to the tune of
$418 million over the Paris Club refund to some consultants”.
Responding in a statement, Nwoko
accused Wike of instigating crisis in the PDP since he lost the presidential
primary to Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, and the party’s
vice-presidential nomination.
He described Wike as “a sore
loser” who has “impoverished Rivers state through wasteful and expensive
inordinate ambitions to remain in power”.
“It is unacceptable for Wike to
continue to embarrass PDP with crude, unruly and bellicose tendencies,
attempting to play God,” Nwoko said.
“Wike is a bad-tempered trouble
monger. He should stop his recklessness. Enough of his unguarded statements.
“Why is he crying everywhere because he lost
an election? Who made him an indispensable leader? Does he know how PDP
evolved? His agitations are not genuine but selfish.
“He spoke dishonesty about the
London-Paris club refund. He should be grateful. But for the initiative of
Prince Ned Nwoko when Wike was struggling to be a local government chairman,
the over 60 billion Naira he collected as Rivers state’s share from the Paris
Club refund would not have been possible.”
Nwoko also alleged that Wike
mismanaged the Paris Club refund meant for Rivers.
“The Rivers state governor
squandered the Paris Club refund that accrued to the state, diverted the
entitlements that ought to have been paid the local governments for self
gratification,” he added.
“Instead, Wike is gallivanting around the
world wasting Rivers state’s money, chasing shadows and in the process, 25
innocent kids died in the state hospital because of lack of electricity in the
hospital.
“In a civilised society, Wike
should have resigned. Indeed, he would be prosecuted for the deaths of these
innocent kids. This is unpardonable criminal negligence, yet a power -hungry
governor like Wike is busy looking for another political office to continue
pillaging public resources while his people suffer.
“Wike is not fighting for the
south. He is greedy. If he was chosen as the VP as he desperately wanted, would
he have been complaining that the PDP
national chairman, Ayu, should go? Certainly not.
“Those who got into offices
through fraudulent politics must be cautious in exercising transient
authority.”
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