Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has criticised Yakubu
Dogara, former speaker of the House of Representatives, for endorsing Atiku
Abubakar for the presidency.
On Friday, Dogara, a member of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), and some northern religious leaders endorsed Atiku of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), saying he is the best option among the presidential
candidates.
In July 2020, Dogara defected from the PDP to the APC, and
said his decision was based on the “failure of governance” in Bauchi state.
Speaking on Monday at the flag-off of Indorama-Agbonchia-Ogale-Ebubu East/West link road, Wike expressed disappointment over the former speaker’s endorsement of Abubakar.
The Rivers governor said Dogara had claimed that he wanted
the presidency to be zoned to the south, but had now turned around to support a
northerner.
“What I don’t like in life is people that don’t have
character. I can’t stand it. At the appropriate time, I would challenge them to
a debate,” Wike said.
“Ask Dogara: ‘what made you leave PDP?’ Dogara was to see
me. Unknown to me, he gave me an excuse and I was watching Dogara on TV being
received by President Muhammadu Buhari that he has gone to APC.
“I said ‘Okay, no
problem’. The same Dogara said the presidency should be zoned to southern
Nigeria for there to be peace. Now, I hear about the same Dogara (backing Atiku
from the north). Is that how you do things? Can’t you say something and stand
by it?”
On Sunday, the media office of Peter Obi, presidential
candidate of the Labour Party (LP), also criticised Dogara for supporting
Atiku.
The Obi campaign council accused Dogara of double standards,
and said he made a “grave error” with the endorsement.
Meanwhile, the former speaker’s endorsement of Abubakar
followed criticism over the decision of the APC to field a Muslim-Muslim
ticket.
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