Senate President Akpabio Reveals Source of N200m He Gave Wike

• The bromance between the former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, and Senator Godswill Akpabio, the president of the 10th Senate, began way back to the surprise of many
• Akpabio shared details of the money he gave Wike to fund his 2015 election campaign and where it came from
• The former governor disclosed that he gave Wike his hard-earned money gotten from the telecom sector and not from the Akwa Ibom state's treasury

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed the source of the N200 million he gave to the former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, to support his campaign for election in 2015.

Wike, at a thanksgiving ceremony in Port Harcourt on Sunday, June 18, revealed that Akpabio donated N200 million to support his governorship ambition in 2015, Voice of Nigeria reported.

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Why Wike supported Akpabio to become Senate president

The former governor said this was why he supported the ambition of Akpabio to emerge the president of the Senate of the 10th National Assembly.

“When I was running in 2014 and 2015, he came out and supported me. He gave me N200 million for that election. That is why I said one good turn deserves another. I supported him this time and I thank God he won,” Wike said at the thanksgiving service.

Akpabio reveals source of N200m he gave Wike

However, in response, Akpabio claimed that the N200 million he gave to Wike in 2015 was not from the purse of Akwa Ibom state, where he was the governor then, PM News reported.

The Senate President claimed that the N200 million he gave to Wike in 2015 was from his savings from the telecom sector, where he was a managing director before he became the governor.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported earlier that the president of the Senate made a plea to former Governor Nyesom Wike and his associates, known as the G5, to form another aggrieved faction within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027.

Akpabio said the new group would work to ensure a smooth victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election, just like the G5 did in the last election.

PDP Crisis: Gov Makinde drags Atiku, praises Wike

In another development, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has fueled the unspoken rift that has continued to exist in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a subtle remark to taunt Atiku Abubakar, the party's presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election.

The governor, while speaking at a thanksgiving service organized for Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, on Sunday, June 18, referred to the former vice president as the one who called himself a unifier but said Wike is the true unifier.

Source: Legit.ng