Governor Umahi Lied, Buhari Knows – Wike

By Charles Igbo

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has slammed Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, for lying about, and to Buhari. For that, Wike thinks the Governor needs the attention of a psychiatrist.

Wike, known for confidently  walking on eggs, was reacting to Umahi’s idea of who Nigeria’s President should be in 2023 after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure.

Umahi who spoke to State House Correspondents after meeting with Buhari had said: “I pray that God will give us a President like Buhari in 2023, a President that has a good heart like Buhari.”

But stung by what Umahi said, Wike said “God forbid.”

Addressing a Stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt a couple of days ago, Wike, without mentioning Umahi by name, denounced him, and recommended him for a psychiatric attention. Worse, he said the President knows Umahi was lying.

Wike: “I saw a Governor saying that he prays Nigeria has another President like Buhari. Hai!

“I said what has gone wrong? I mean you think there shouldn’t be a psychiatric check on that Governor. You see sycophancy. And he knows that President knows that he is telling lies. He knows that President knows.”

Umahi, a two-term elected President- 2015 and 2019 – under the banner of the PDP,  inexplicably defected to the APC. He hinted he did that because the PDP has shown  no evidence it could zone the Presidency to the South-east even though the Zone has consistently stood by the Party.

However, Umahi, touted to have an eye on either the Presidential office or that of the Vice Presidential office is likely to be disappointed in his new party.

The APC, from all indications, is not likely to zone the Presidency to the South-east. Even if it is zoned to the South, it is most likely to be zoned to the South-west. Meaning that the South-east will still not get the Vice Presidential ticket under the APC.