The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in
Kogi State, Sen. Dino Melaye, has claimed that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom
Wike, gave him his private jet while he was helping him in the past because he
felt he had the qualities and credibility to be a governor.
Melaye disclosed this while appearing on Arise TV morning
show on Wednesday.
He said that Wike also invested his money in him, adding
that he has respect for him as somebody who has assisted him in the past.
Melaye said, “I want to tell you [Wike] that you supported
me, doesn’t mean that you would ask for my liver and kidney. I will not give it
and let me say that Wike himself has always been supported and he owes PDP a
lot and anything he is doing for any individual in PDP is like giving back for
what PDP has done for him.
“Governor Odili made him chairman of his local government.
So he has been helped by somebody. After Governor Odili helped him, Governor
Amaechi made him chief of staff. Governor Amaechi helped him. Governor Amaechi
nominated him to be a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Governor
Amaechi helped him. Mrs Goodluck Jonathan spent her money, her connection and
everything to make him the Governor of Rivers State.
“So everyone gets helped by one person or the other. But you
don’t help people with the intention to enslave them, to control them and run
their life and decisions. Once you give assistance to somebody, then you should
allow the person to exist, but Wike once he assists you and you don’t do his
bidding and you try to say I have an idea or decision, he would go all out and
advertise you and announce what he has done for you.
“For example, he gave N50 million to the family of a late
respected traditional ruler in Port Harcourt. He came to a national TV to
announce that he gave N50m to that respected Nigerian, a former minister of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria and a respected traditional ruler.
“You don’t do things like that. In fact, the holy book said
whatever you do with your right hand, the left hand should not even know. So
the truth of the matter is that God can assist you through anybody. But because
I refused to support his presidential ambition. When he was helping me, I was
qualified, when he was helping me, he felt I had the qualities and credibility
to be a governor and that is why he invested his money in me and that is why he
gave me his private jet.
“So what happened now? The same person you saw quality in him, the same person you saw quality in him, you will not put your money where you have no faith. Nobody will do that. Only a madman will do that. So he invested at that time because he saw quality in me, he saw that I was qualified to be the Governor of Kogi State, but because I refused to do his bidding, because I refused to support his presidential ambition, he now wants to take on me. Throughout the campaign, you will never find a place where I spoke derogatorily about Governor Wike because I respect him as somebody who has assisted me in the past.”
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