The political difference between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki seems not to be over as Wike on Thursday shunned the Edo State government house while in the state as part of his meetings with delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the party’s convention to pick its presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential elections.


He also did not visit the state party secretariat but visited the palace of the Oba of Benin and then met with the party’s delegates at the residence of the late former Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the PDP, Late Chief Tony Anenih.


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At the palace of the Oba of Benin, Wike said if elected as president, he would focus on checking insecurity with massive investment in intelligence gathering as he insisted that it is only in a secured environment that economic activities, agriculture and investment in infrastructure can thrive.


He said: “I was here one and a half years ago as the DG (Director General) of the campaign for the re-election of Governor Obaseki but I am here today not on behalf of anybody but of myself and my team to seek your prayers.


“I have come to Benin to talk to the delegates of our party that will be part of our national convention by May 28th and 29th. The way our country has fared, Nigeria needs somebody that will see white and say it is white and will see black and say that it is black. If the PDP gives me the ticket, I have enough experience to tackle Nigeria’s mirage of problems having been a local government chairman, Minister of State overseeing Education and now governor.


“The major issue confronting Nigeria today is insecurity and without security no other activity can function and what we need to tackle insecurity is intelligence gathering which is lacking, we are not going to sit down and give excuses but we will take action and spend resources to gather intelligence”


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On his part, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II while lauding the competence and capacity of Wike based on what he has done as governor of Rivers State urged political leaders to promote and ensure sustenance of the African culture and traditions which he said the colonial masters tried to erase after discovering that Benin Kingdom and others had a superior administration and civilization than them.


On Wike’s ambition he said “Wike is our son, we love him and if I say so, I believe I am speaking on behalf of our ancestors. We will keep praying for him so that he does not come across anybody that will mislead him, that will mis-inform him and may he and his family not come across harm.

“We must continue to hold on to our traditions and customs because of its superiority over others”

Gibberish...


On Wike’s ambition he said “Wike is our son, we love him and if I say so, I believe I am speaking on behalf of our ancestors.

Ancestors the recent one's or past. Because so many that he has not paid there pension has died. No money to foot there Bill's.
Some are down with stroke no treatment.

When Amechi was the governor, there was free health care, education ok, you will not see a child Hawking thing's on the road during school hours, if caught the parent of guardian's will be arrested.

Pensioner where been paid, lot's of people where employed.

His ambition is laughable.

Speak for yourself and leave the ancestors alone make dem no kill you.

What a loser. The Wings of this Obior Akpor tout will be clipped soon enough.

We all know he is working for Tinubu, that’s why with all his insults, he has never said anything bad about Tinubu and that’s someone that has practically insulted everyone in the political space.

Who is deceiving this man?

Of the three governors who completed 8 years in Rivers State since 1999, two planned to become president.

That can only mean one thing: They are intoxicated by too much money.

gift2xl:
Gibberish...

Nonsense Obaseki.

This is wrong, wike will not take this type of behaviour from any other executive.

He should have at least informed the governor, a courtesy visit is the proper thing to do.......

I don't believe he did this intentionally, but if he did, it is a departure from his usual style of politics and is wrong............

In coming president that can not FORGIVE and FORGET.

dododawa1:
In coming president that can not FORGIVE and FORGET.

Who offend am?

dododawa1:
In coming president that can not FORGIVE and FORGET.

For that ungrateful ingrate Obaseki?

ehissi:
This is wrong, wike will not take this type of behaviour from any other executive.

He should have at least informed the governor, a courtesy visit is the proper thing to do.......

I don't believe he did this intentionally, but if he did, it is a departure from his usual style of politics and is wrong............

Obaseki is a nobody, he should go & arrest Wike for entering Edo State to meet the pdp delegates without his permission.

Chris Orbih & Co, the owners of pdp Edo state have played one of their hands.

Wike doesn't stand a chance.
He can only succeed in scathering the PDP by his desperation

buckeyemedia:
For that ungrateful ingrate Obaseki?

He doesn't stand a chance by any standard

alsudan:
What a loser. The Wings of this Obior Akpor your will be clipped soon enough.

We all know he is working for Tinubu, that’s why with all his insults, he has never said anything bad about Tinubu.

in your village is that how politic is being practice, saying anything bad about someone just like that ?

Hahaha. Katakata

If Wike becomes President, Obaseki should run out of this Country, as He is handing over EFCC go jack am, Obiano own go small.

Ahmed0336:


Who offend am?

why WIKE didn't visit the sitting governor.

dododawa1:
why WIKE didn't visit the sitting governor.

Did he visit Hope Uzodinma when he went to Imo State?
Obaseki is a PDP member in name only. He is not committed, never attend their events and still has his right leg in APC. He wants to be handed the entire PDP structure only for his own selfish interest.

buckeyemedia:
Obaseki is a nobody, he should go & arrest Wike for entering Edo State to meet the pdp delegates without his permission.

Chris Orbih & Co, the owners of pdp Edo state have played one of their hands.

This statement is also wrong and is no different from Similar statements made by the North concerning fmr President Jonathan in the wake of the 2015 elections.

Calling a sitting President of Nigeria a nobody, that's extreme prejudice.

A governor of a state is not and can never be a nobody any day any time

dododawa1:
why WIKE didn't visit the sitting governor.

He was in calabar, plateau, Kaduna, Bornu and some other states where he didn't visit Governors of those states.

Must he visit them? Even BAT is yet to visit some states, likewise most political aspirants.

Abeg Leave matter for Mathias

Tranquill:


Did he visit Hope Uzodinma when he went to Imo State?
Obaseki is a PDP member in name only. He is not committed, never attend their events and still has his right leg in APC. He wants to be handed the entire PDP structure only for his own selfish interest.

hope uzodinma is APC.

dododawa1:
hope uzodinma is APC.

Obaseki is PDP in name only. He doesn’t participate in their events and more APC. He only wants them to hand over the entire PDP structure to him just for his personal interest despite meeting people on ground who have remained in the party from day one and even had to compromise their long held ambitions for him to become the party’s flag bearer.

You may also ask, why did Wike visit Gov Zulum who’s also APC?