By Akinwale Kasali
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has predicted doom for the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, regarding his ambition to be President in 2023.
Wike, known for his bluntness advised Tinubu to channel his energy to other profitable ventures, stating that presidency would be out of reach of his Party and himself come 2023 General Elections.
The Governor made this statement in Yola, Adamawa State, while on an inspection tour of projects being executed by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.
Wike applauded the performance of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors and the failures the APC Government under President Muhammadu Buhari is recording on daily basis, insisting that it is clear that Nigerians would not repeat the mistake of voting a party without direction.
“With what I saw today in Adamawa, I wonder how a normal person will not vote PDP again in this state. What is happening in Adamawa State is a replica of what is happening in other PDP states.
“With the massive development going on in PDP states and the massive corruption going on under APC regime, it is no longer news that PDP is on its way back to chase out invaders and lawfully take over its house and pilot Nigerians to the promised land,” he stated.
The Rivers governor, who applauded Transparency International’s (TI) rating of Nigeria on corruption index, said the present APC leadership accept and protect corrupt persons.
“Today, Wike can be the most corrupt Governor, but immediately I decamp from PDP to APC, I am no longer corrupt. This means APC is a den for highly corrupt people. These are not my words, I am only quoting APC former n5ational Chairman , Adams Oshiomhole. Nigerians are intellectuals, they cannot enter, again, the boat that capsized with them,” he said.
Wike noted that Nigeria has never been divided like it is now under APC regime and that insecurity has become a huge industry under the administration of President Buhari.
The governor, who accused the media of constitutional betrayal, alleged that under the peaceful government of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the media made the world to believe that Nigeria would collapse in the next 24 hours.
According to him, the unholy silence of the media at a time that the country is under threat of insecurity, economic collapse midwifed by unfocused leadership, poses more danger to the country.
He advised the APC leadership to move to Adamawa State and study how to develop people through projects, saying President Buhari could attest to development strides of Governor Fintiri.
Wike urged Fintiri not to be distracted by people he called envious political vultures, but to maintain his tempo of infrastructural development in Adamawa.
“Even I, as g5overnor of an oil-producing state, I cannot construct underground flyover. I wonder where Fintiri is getting his money, but this is what we call, in PDP, determination to achieve. It is a strange word to the APC Government . If you ask any of them to define development, that is the end of the discussion,” Wike said.
Fintiri, who commended Wike for the visit, assured the Rivers State Governor that he would continue to offer PDP and Adamawa electorate services that would improve their livelihood.
