Chris Finebone, commissioner for information and
communications in Rivers, says the state has uncovered a plot to blackmail
Nyesom Wike, his principal.
According to a statement issued by Kelvin Ebiri, special
assistant to Wike on media, Finebone spoke at a media briefing on Thursday in
Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers.
Fineboy said the “faceless group” is orchestrating a
campaign of calumny against Wike because they are vexed over his role in
leading the G5 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for “fairness,
equity and justice” in the party.
“This is the evidence of the plot to blackmail governor
Wike. This is the document and it is titled: ‘Proposal with hashtag, to end
Wike rascality programme’,” he said.
The commissioner said the plan to blackmail Wike is “totally
unexpected” by the Rivers government.
“We encouraged them to remove their mask and show themselves
as the governor and the government is equal to the task of responding to them
adequately,” he said.
“They can’t even sign it (the document) to push for this. It
is important we warn them. It is important we also warn Nigerians about this
scheme. We expect more of them to come. But I can assure you that the governor
and the G-5 would rise to the occasion as they continue to start this type of
campaign of calumny.”
Over the past few months, Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie
Ikpeazu (Abia), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), led by Wike, have
been calling for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu as the party’s chairman,
citing that Ayu and Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate, cannot
come from the same region.
However, Ayu had insisted that he would not resign his
position on the basis of the demands of Wike’s allies.
Owing to the crisis, Wike’s allies pulled out of the PDP
presidential campaign council while vowing not to support Atiku.
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