Nyesom Wike: Why I Am Not Happy With Saraki, Tambuwal, Others
- Governor Wike has revealed that Bukola Saraki; and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal did not keep to agreement
- The Rivers state governor said this is the reason he is having issues with the top Peoples Democratic Party chieftains
- According to him, only Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State had personally expressed his support for his presidential bid
In what can be described as a blunt revelation, Governor Nyesom Wike has disclosed his grouse with former president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal.
The Rivers state governor is not happy with them over zoning of the presidency to the South ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Wike who said he had always supported presidential aspirants from the north wondered why those he supported in the 2019 elections are now aspiring to be president in 2023, Punch Newspaper reports.
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He said it was only Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state that had personally expressed his support for his presidential bid.
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Wike said:
“There is nobody today contesting for president of this country from the North that I did not have a relationship with or that I did not support. There are nine of them who have not come to me to say, ‘Wike, with you, I think I will have my way.’ And I always told them, ‘I agree, but what is on the ground; what is on the table?’
“If you ask most of my friends, the problem I have with friendship is that if we agree on something, let’s keep to it. If there is any reason why that shouldn’t be done, I should be notified.”
“I will tell you one. Sadly, it is with one very intelligent young man Nigerians listen to – Bukola Saraki with all due respect. I was one of those who made sure he became a Senate President. He was in APC. I tweeted and spoke about his intelligence. Whether you hate him or you don’t like him, this young man is intelligent. Why would you not allow such a person to be at the helms of affairs? I never hid my feelings.
“My brother and friend, Tambuwal, when he wanted to be Speaker, the government and the PDP didn’t want him to be the Speaker. I was one of those who said no, we shouldn’t do that. I came out and said he should be Speaker. Even when he wanted to be president, I was one of those who said he was a vibrant young man and it didn’t matter; that we should not do it by age. People were fighting me all over…in the South, in the West, in the North, in the East. They all fought me. ‘Why are you bringing Tambuwal?” I said it was not about me bringing Tambuwal. I said I had found somebody that I thought had all it takes to lead.”
I support IPOB’s agitation - Wike says there is injustice against the southeast
Meanwhile, Wike has declared his support for the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). However, the governor said he is against the violent activities linked to the group.
The governor who disclosed this in an interview with Channels TV said there was a time Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB’s leader, was singing his praises over his support for the group’s agitation.
According to him, his problem with IPOB started when they allegedly came to Rivers to set ablaze government properties and force their membership on the residents of Rivers.
2023: Igbo elders lobby powerful Nigerians, unveil stance, action plan this week
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, some Igbo elders have started lobbying powerful Nigerians on the need for a southeast presidency.
It was reported that the elders had constituted themselves as a lobby group to get Nigerians to buy into the quest to have the southeast produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor next year.
In the last couple of weeks, the elders have met with political, religious, community, and opinion leaders in the north, Middle Belt, southwest, and south-south to canvass support for power to rotate to the zone in 2023.
Source: Legit.ng
