Politics

Stop dramatising and lying, Wike tells Oshiomhole

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8 years ago

September 14, 2016

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has described Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, as being inconsistent and a liar.

He said that Oshiomhole is in panic mode because Edo people have rejected his party the All Progressives Congress (APC), adding that the comrade in him has died long ago. “There is no Comrade in him (Oshiomhole). From Khaki, he is now wearing costly imported Safari Suits”, Wike said.

Rivers governor said this in reaction to the allegation by Oshiomhole that Wike and Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa mobilised militants to Edo State. He also denied another allegation by the Edo State governor that he sent N2billion to the Edo State PDP governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

He said this on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, when he spoke with Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), which comprises of all registered political parties, who came to pay him solidarity visit at the Government House. APC was not present at the meeting.

Wike who claimed that he had met Edo governor on the day of the campaign alongside other APC governors at the Benin airport where they all embraced said, “Oshiomhole even cornered me and said, ‘don’t mind these people, they don’t know that we meet and talk”.

According to Wike, “If Oshiomhole has lost the confidence of his people, he should not blame me. He brought the President and 10 APC Governors and he was not satisfied. Only because two PDP governors visited Edo State, Oshiomhole is panicking.

“Oshiomhole at his age should stop dramatising and telling lies. What will his children say when they see him behave like that. If you cannot win election, you cannot win election no matter the number of security reports that you write.

“Oshiomhole doesn’t know when to stop lying. Why do you think that you will continue to deceive the people? This was the same man who praised former President Goodluck Jonathan for promoting free and fair election, one man, one vote which saw Oshiomhole win a second term. Today in his notorious inconsistency, anywhere Oshiomhole goes, he insults the former President. When President Buhari leaves office, Oshiomhole will do the same to him.

“What I told Edo people that has set Oshiomhole in panic mode is that they should not trust Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) or the security agencies because they will never be neutral. I still repeat that Edo people must remain vigilant so that their votes will count.

“The Comrade in Oshiomhole has died long ago. There is no Comrade in him. From Khaki, he is now wearing costly imported Safari Suits”.

By Ebere Ndukwu …

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