PDP Crisis: Abiye Sekibo Has No Capacity, Was Useless To Rivers As Minister – Wike

By Charles Igbo

A former Minister of Aviation, Dr Abiye Sekibo, has come under the acidic tongue of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.

The two former close political allies fell apart over Sekibo’s support for the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar.

Sekibo, a Medical Doctor-turned politician fell under Wike’s hammer after he, Sekibo, addressed a gathering in his house on Sunday, in his capacity as the  Director of Atiku’s supporters in Rivers State. That stung Wike who doesn’t want to hear anything about Atiku’s campaign in the State.

Governor Wike spoke on Monday during the inauguration of 319 Ward and 32 Constituency Liason Officers at the Government House, Porthacourt.

Wike dismissed Dr Sekibo as a self-seeking politician without capacity who was unable to attract anything to Rivers State as the Minister for Transportation.

Wike: “I watched a video when one Dr. Abiye Sekibo, while he was addressing people in his house on Sunday, said he is the Director of Atiku Supporters in Rivers. I have no problem about that. But he does not have the capacity to speak on behalf of Rivers State.

“In that video, he said that Rivers State has been having  a  close relationship with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and that Rivers has always benefitted from Atiku Abubakar.

“I want to correct one impression. Dr Abiye Sekibo has  personal relationship with Alhaji Atiku (Abubakar), not Rivers State.

“Dr Abiye Sekibo was Minister of Transport when Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was the Vice President of Nigeria. Can you people mention one project in Okrika, I don’t even want to talk about Rivers State, in Ogu/Bolo, one project that he brought down to Rivers State? Is there anyone?

He described Dr Sekibo as one of those l never contented with the fortunes they have enjoyed in life, “otherwise, he should have been silent in the public sphere for his failure in leadership.”

Wike, comparing himself with Sekibo,  reeled out a number of projects and grants he attracted to Rivers State when he was a junior Minister  – Minister of State, Education – during the Government of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Sekibo was one of those who aspired to succeed Wike in office. But the Governor, who, allegedly, paid for the expression of interest and nomination forms as he did for others, said a source, ditched him and his co-aspirants  by doing “the more you look, the less you see.”