Nobody Made Me Governor, I Fought For The Party Structure – Wike
Former Rivers State Governor and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has voiced out how he became Governor of Rivers State in 2014.
Wike, during a civic reception held in honor of some Rivers State politicians loyal to him on Friday in Port Harcourt dismissed claims he was made Governor by some political big wigs of the State at the time.
According to the Minister, no one made him Governor on the contrary as he fought his way to power and took the party structure from then Chieftains of the PDP, Magnus Abe and Victor Giadom.
He said, “You didn’t give me. To be governor of Rivers State 2014, I fought for the party structure. I took it from Magnus Abe, yes, I did.
“So you can’t say you made me Governor. Nobody, I don’t want to make comments about certain people, I won’t do that.
“You Magnus, all of you, Victor Giadom, I fought you people, took the party structure.
“So, nobody can say I brought Wike, I dashed you. Nobody can say that. But it would be unfair to me, to Almighty God, for me to say nobody supported me. No you can’t say that. You need people’s support, but not to say you gave me.
The statement follows some old videos circulating on social media, where former First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan is seen presenting Wike to former governor Peter Odili and some political leaders in Rivers State as the preferred successor to then-Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
The videos resurfaced amid a verbal exchange between Wike and Odili, arising from the political crisis in the state that has placed the FCT Minister at loggerheads with his successor, Fubara.
Odili had publicly shown support for Governor Fubara, which infuriated Wike, who believes the former governor should have refrained from taking sides and instead played the role of a father figure by addressing the political crisis in the state.
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