Lere Olayinka, the spokesman of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State’s security alert as “shamefully baseless.”
Olayinka, who is Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public
Communications and Social Media, described the alert as a “cover-up for his
failure.”
He charged Diri to face the serious business of governance
and stop raising baseless security alarm on a mega rally in support of Wike,
adding that the Minister would have informed security agencies by himself if he
was going to attend any rally.
Olayinka, who was reacting to claim by the Bayelsa State Governor that “a mega rally and inauguration of a group loyal to the FCT Minister, was being planned to hold in the State,” said: “That alarm is shamefully baseless.”
“It is so unfortunate that a Governor with all the security
apparatus available to him could go on national television on mere suspicion of
people planning a rally, which is their rights to hold,” he said.
Noting that Nigerians were free to express their support for
anyone, anywhere and anytime, Olayinka said: “Is this how much the governor is
afraid of Wike? Can the governor stop people from holding rallies in the State
if they want to?”
Olayinka said if the FCT Minister was going to attend any
political rally in Bayelsa State or anywhere, he would inform security agencies
by himself and his involvement will be seen because he is not afraid of
anything.
He noted that it was ridiculous that a governor had to call
Security Council and Bayelsa Elders Council meetings to discuss issue of
suspicion of people planning a rally for Wike.
Olayinka wondered: “Is this how childish governance in Bayelsa
State has become? Must he use Wike as cover up for his failure in governance
and politics?”
Speaking further, Olayinka said it was funny that Governor
Diri did not remember that Bayelsa was not Rivers State or FCT, when he was
running after Wike, seeking support for his reelection.
“When he was seeking reelection, this same Diri was brought
to Wike, like a thief in the night. He was brought by the Minister of State for
Petroleum, Senator Lokpobiri. David Lyon came with him then.
“As he was kneeling down, begging Wike to support him, he
(Wike) was telling him, ‘No, don’t do that, you’re a governor, don’t do that.’
“Shamefully, the same Wike has now become someone he goes
about disparaging, just to cover up his inadequacies. So obvious that some
people don’t have conscience and its unfortunate,” he said.
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