Tinubu has bought Wike to work for his presidential victory, PDP insists
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Bola Tinubu has used his bullion van to buy and pocket Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike and the G5 arrowhead is bending over backwards to ensure the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate at the ballot box.
Abiye Sekibo, state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Director General, levelled the allegation in a letter he wrote to Wike on 1 February.
The letter is titled, “RE: Withdrawal of use of Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for our Presidential Campaign rally”.
Sekibo, former Transportation Minister, was reacting to the withdrawal of the approval given to the PCC to use the stadium in Port Harcourt for its presidential campaign on 11 February.
He alleged Wike has directed members of his cabinet, council Chairmen, his aides, and party executives at all levels to support Tinubu.
“Our attention has been drawn to your letter with reference number MOS/C/409/S49/T/17 dated January 31, 2023, and addressed to … Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, who has minuted the said letter to us for our reaction,” Sekibo wrote, per The PUNCH.
“You stated that credible intelligence available to the Government of Rivers State and recent developments now shows that our presidential campaign organisation is working in collaboration and cohort with a faction of the APC in River State led by Tonye Patrick Cole and that it is the intention of our campaign organisation to accommodate and share the approved facility for our campaign with the said faction of the APC.”
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PDP has nothing to do with APC, says Sekibo
“We wish to state as follows in reply: We completely deny your assertion as patently false and perverse and we believe that our highly respected security agencies cannot furnish you with such untrue and unfounded lies,” Sekibo said in the letter, according to reporting by The PUNCH.
“That the PDP Presidential Campaign Council has nothing whatsoever to do with the APC in Rivers State.
“That it is appalling and highly preposterous for you or anyone to assume that the PDP and APC could jointly hold an event in the same venue.
“We believe that the only reason for this cancellation is [your] notice of our massive mobilisation and total acceptance of … Atiku Abubakar as the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the people of River State.
“However we are rather aware by credible information reaching us that [you have] directed all Local Government Council Chairman, Special Advisers, Commissioners, Party Executives at the state, local government, and ward levels, and all other appointees of yours to work for the APC presidential candidate … Bola Ahmed Tunibu even though you have not had the courage to announce same to the people of Rivers State.
“Your general public utterances, innuendos and conduct have pointed to the fact that you are bent on frustrating and if possible, preventing the emergence of … Atiku … as the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Finally, your involvement in the so-called G5 is the height of anti-party activity.
“It is therefore surprising that you are now accusing us of hobnobbing with the APC faction in River State.”
