“Wike Will Know Himself In Few Months – Secondus; Says Governor Deluded, Overwhelmed, Frustrated By Losses

By Adesina Soyooye

A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has said that in a few months time, the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, will realize where he is and what he has done to himself.

Secondus, in a statement signed on his behalf by his Special Assistant  on Media, Alaibi Nnana Joseph, said that for now, Wike is deluded and overwhelmed by his losses.

Wike an aspirant to the Presidential seat was defeated at the Primary by Atiku Abubakar. He also lost the position of Atiku’s running mate to his Delta State counterpart, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa.

Since his losses, Wike has been at loggerheads with the National Chairman of the Party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, who he blames for his losses, and Atiku,  the beneficiary,  who Wike says is backing Ayu and has frustrated his request and that of the Integrity Group, a rebellious group in the PDP, that Ayu steps down from office.

Wike and the Group which includes four other Governors and some stakeholders have refused to participate in PDP activities, including the Presidential Campaign. They are publicly working against Atiku, their Party’s Candidate and, according to Wike. There is no indication that they would vote Atiku.

Every supporter of Atiku in Rivers State has been declared an enemy by Wike, who a few days ago, sealed the Presidential Campaign office of Atiku in Porthacourt.

In the past few days too, Wike has been hitting Secondus in the Media for daring to tell him that he, Wike, has no powers to tell Rivers people who to vote for, in response to Wike’s statement that he would tell Rivers people his choice of Presidential Candidate in January, 2023.

Wike responded by saying that Secondus has no Secondary School certificate, cannot understand grammar, and has since been expelled from the PDP.

In response to Wike, Secondus said that Wike’s problem is that he has not recovered from his losses to Atiku and Okowa.

In the statement, Alaibi said Wike is overwhelmed by a “self inflicted delusion” that he was going to win the PDP Presidential Primary.

Alaibi posited that Wike has not been able to bear the burden of his losses, and has since then “embarked on a solitary psychotic adventure, choosing to entertain himself, nay the small crowd of people, that congregate around him for his entertaining value, and the little reward that comes with it.”

He lamented at how low Wike has sunk  by making “an enemy out of anyone sane enough not to be party to his gale of anger and frustration.”

Said the statement in part:

“There is a popular African saying that the display of a lunatic is always a delight to see, but no one desires to have a lunatic as a child.

“It is pitiable seeing the dramatic display of Governor Nyesom Wike since he lost the Presidential Primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in May.

“Whereas Governor Wike allowed himself to be overwhelmed by self-inflicted delusions that he was poised to win the Presidential ticket of the PDP, but lost. And since his loss, the Governor has yet to recover from the shock of his defeat.

“Perhaps, the burden of electoral defeat became too heavy for Wike to bear. He has since his defeat, embarked on a solitary psychotic adventure, choosing to entertain himself, nay the small crowd of people that congregate around him for his entertaining value and the little reward that comes with it.

“Governor Wike has taken an enemy out of everyone who is sane enough not to be a party to his gale of anger and frustration.

“That he is picking on Prince Uche Secondus is nothing new in the long list of people that Wike has ripped apart with his unbridled tongue.

“It is not the intention of this piece to add value to his lunatic discharges that seem to put the revered Prince Secondus of Ngo KIngdom in (a) bad light. Far from it.

“Rather, the purpose of this piece is to admonish Governor Wike to be mindful  of the fact that in a matter of weeks away, Rivers State will have a new Governor-elect and the earlier that reality dawns on the Emperor-Governor, the better.

“No one leaves the path of an ex-horseman. Wike will be an ex-horseman in a matter of months, and people whom he had ridden roughshod over will demand certain answers from him.

“Before then, it is only reasonable to wish Governor Wike quick recovery from his current predicament, and to remind him of another African proverb that says that while a man with tattered dress will dance all night in the cover of darkness, soon, the day shall break, and his shame will come to light.”

Wike and Secondus were very close to the extent that Wike installed him as the PDP National Chairman. But down the line, they disagreed and Wike engineered Secondus’ removal from office.

Secondus, has before now, joined the long and  growing list of Wike’s political allies who he no longer sees eye to eye with.