Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has continued to keep the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) guessing following his decision to ignore chieftains of his party in events scheduled by his administration to inaugurate some of the completed projects.

It was observed that the development was the first time in a long while the Governor failed to invite significant members of PDP for series of project commissioning and inauguration.

In the programme of events billed to start on Monday, Wike extended unusual invitations to the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to inaugurate completed projects in Rivers.

While Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was invited to inaugurate the Orochiri-Worukwo flyover, a former Governor of Sokoto State, would be in the State on Tuesday to inaugurate the Ogbum-Nu-Abali Eastern Bypass dualised road.

Among the invitees are Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, who would inaugurate the House of Assembly quarters on Friday and Olusegun Mimiko, a former Governor of Ondo State, who would commission dualisation of Azikiwe Illoabuchi Road.

There were indications that the bad blood created by the PDP at the national level and the party’s Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, during the process that led to the emergence of Atiku’s running mate was far from over.

Sources in the party said Atiku had made it worst with his utterances and body language that he could win the next election without Wike and Rivers.

There were signs that Atiku was making efforts to divide the Rivers PDP by bypassing Wike to establish contacts with other party leaders in the state.

Efforts to confirm reports that Atiku had further incurred the wrath of Wike by meeting some Rivers PDP leaders secretly including former Senator Lee Meeba, Austin Opara and former Governor Celestine Omehia proved abortive.

It was further gathered that the recent dissolution of the Governing Council, Elechi Amadi Polytechnic and the removal of Lee Meeba as its Chairman was part of the fallout of the alleged meeting with Atiku.

Last week, Wike dissolved the Governing Council of Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic with immediate effect.

The dissolution was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Prince Chinedu Mmom.

The statement asked members of the council to hand over all properties of the school in their possession to the school management.

Wike was said to have accused some leaders and elders of the party of holding secret meetings with Atiku during a meeting that ended in deadlock.

But the governor, it was gathered, took some drastic steps to reorganise the leadership of the PDP in local government areas where their former leaders showed signs of disloyalty.

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One of the leaders of PDP, who spoke in confidence, however, said the purported meeting of some Rivers PDP stalwarts with Atiku was speculative.

He warned that it would be suicidal for anybody to think he could get the support of Rivers people especially PDP members without governor Nyesom Wike.

He said: “These issues are still speculative. There hasn’t been any official statement to confirm them. But anybody who thinks he can bypass the governor to get the support of Rivers people should simply think again. It is politically suicidal to think so.

“I think that PDP leaders in Rivers should come together and hold a meeting. Governor Wike has surpassed the promises he made to Rivers people and the people love him. He also has total control of the PDP. Therefore, it will not be possible to bypass him”.

Another PDP stalwart, Ogbonna Nwuke, however, said people should not read political meaning into the the governor’s project commissioning and inauguration.

Nwuke said it was not the first time the governor would invite leaders of opposition APC to either inaugurate and commission his projects, recalling that Wike once invited former Governor Rochas Okorocha for a similar purpose.

On the recent comment of Atiku that PDP could win the forthcoming election without the governor, Nwuke reminded Atiku that “pride comes before a fall”.

He said: “We are worried that the one, who claims to be a unifier and the one, who claims to be patriotic Nigerian can utter those words. It is a shame if it is true. I want to believe he was misquoted.

“At this point, we are not talking about whether or not he will win an election with or without anyone. What we are thinking about is the unity of the PDP that he belongs to. If what happened was wrong, he had the responsibility to correct them. Pride goes before a fall.

“I am worried that at his age given the level of his exposure, he can make those comments. It is wrong for someone, who has been beneficiary of the PDP to make those comments. We wish him luck. We cannot reply a man, who has suddenly become drunken by some arrogance”.
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Mynd44 Nlfpmod

Atiku should call his bluff. One man can't hold a national party to ransom.

ok

The nation newspaper.
Nothing to see here,just another propaganda from the fake news mill of the apc

No matter how agrieved wike might be, I can tell you for free that he will never defect to APC. He is a man of honor and I respect him for that.

Wike is secretly Obedient..

nairavsdollars:
Atiku should call his bluff. One man can't hold a national party to ransom.

You think he is one man?

Wike got the SW PDP in his clique especially the likes of Makinde and Fayose who are the last men standing.

Besides that, he also got some guys in the SS and MB in his clique. It’s not an issue of him and Atiku alone, it is a collective kinda thing.

I’m pretty sure Wike will not decamp to PDP, but he can make sure APC gets some required 25% in Rivers if he still continues with this fight till next year.

Even though i am no longer a PDP member, BUT ANY NEWS THAT COMES OUT ON THENATION NEWS PAPER IS LIES LIES LIES

LegendHero:


You think he is one man?

Wike got the SW PDP in his clique especially the likes of Makinde and Fayose who are the last men standing.

Besides that he also got some guys in the SS and MB in his clique. It’s not an issue of him and Atiku alone, it is a collective kinda thing.

I’m pretty sure Wike will not decamp to PDP, but he can make sure APC gets some required 25% in Rivers if he still continues with this fight till next year.

Yes indeed I heard wike told you all these plans in the meeting you held with him privately ..

Well done ...

Talkative...

R

There is no news here

Atiku don say him go fit win without wike

Wike don reason say e nor go make brain if him leave pdp after all his investment

So this cold war go continue

Hopefully into the election

But what eva it is

It's bad for pdp and good for LP

Awesome

Dear Nyesom Wike. You are fast loosing the little politcal relevance left in you.

They used Tinubu to Chase your brother goodluck out. Now they also used Amechi against your own.

You both have been used by the same people, who have also used Tinubu. By forcing him to remove christians from the APC ticket as a condition for support. Knowing rully well that such moves will work against his ambition.

How long will you be used by the same people?

Are we from the south seen as toys ?

Will you run from Northern Atiku to muslim muslim Tinubu?

The only way you, Amechi and Tinubu, can break free from this bondage, is to become Obidient.

At the end of the day, you will realise that they Used Amechi, Used You and Used Tinubu.

You either sink both parties or end up in the dustbin of history.

To be Obidient, is better than sacrificing your ambition.

Or is Wike being OBIDENT and YUSFUL?

Wike will bury Atiku inordinate ambition to succeed a fellow fulani from the same North after 8years of the disaster we voted in 2015..our best chance is Peter obi..those supporting BAT are the enemies of the old man ,the civil service made a provision for retirement .a civil servant retires after 35 years of service,for good reasons, first for the individual to rest properly. secondly anyone who has past 70years have put in his best and will no longer be effective as he was during his younger years.such retirement open opportunities for younger people to be employed to put in their own time and energy..now how can u vote for a man who has passed his prime simply because he did well twenty something years ago..when tinubu was inform of his life ,he saw the real disaster buharia is and predicted it ..but due to old age and dementia, he supported buharia in 2015 and 2019 .now we all can see the disaster buharia turn out to be..tinubu is a very intelligent person but limited by old age ..he has given his best to humanity, let him rest and mentor younger people to reach their full potentials

Wike has joined APC and I don't blame him for joining the winning team

The biggest PDP headache right now, is not the opposing parties....

It's actually Wike!!!

If na one feather weights politician now, dem for threaten am with Anti-party clauses , sanctions and even expulsion. ...With Wike, dey no born dem well....big bone for their throat.

LegendHero:


You think he is one man?

Wike got the SW PDP in his clique especially the likes of Makinde and Fayose who are the last men standing.

Besides that he also got some guys in the SS and MB in his clique. It’s not an issue of him and Atiku alone, it is a collective kinda thing.

I’m pretty sure Wike will not decamp to PDP, but he can make sure APC gets some required 25% in Rivers if he still continues with this fight till next year.

dreamer 25% ke why not 100 % ....agbado urchin

Wike living his last days in fun

the all time award thieving party that fielded an old generational money bag. Anything to make sure wahala never leave that party until they loose 2023 is a welcome wahala

Noted.

You are mean oga

yomi961:
The nation newspaper.
Nothing to see here,just another propaganda from the fake news mill of the apc

Ok

nairavsdollars:
Atiku should call his bluff. One man can't hold a national party to ransom.

He is on his own and politicians are running after him. So he ain't holding d PDP to ransom

In less than 10 months, this money miss road ikwerre urchin will be history.
He should enjoy the fame while it lasts.
Stupid ikwerre he-goat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6CJs13-3xY

Watch video of the APC governors in Rivers State commissioning projects

Wike has activated an uncommon kind of politics called "Awitchy witchy politics ". This kind of politics is usually played when you want to fool 2 sets of people at the same time.

nothing

After what happened to Wike and Peter Obi in PDP, and the entire SouthEast.. Any Southerner that votes PDP is a joker

If you think Atiku would serve just one term... You are jonsing

If you think Atiku won't pass the Power to Tambuwal but pick Okowa after 8 years then you are a learner

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Even Wike knows that he becomes politically useless the day he decamps to APC.

This one na initial gra gra (IGG)