Wike fingers rapist who was present at Shekarau’s return ceremony
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, who is on a national mission aggressively tearing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) apart for being dominated by Northerners, has alleged a man in the party is a rapist.
He did not name the man but gave enough clue by saying he was present at the high table at the ceremony in Kano where Ibrahim Shekarau was welcomed back to the PDP upon his defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
Wike dropped the bang while inaugurating the sand-filled area and estate layout project in Ogbum-Nu-Abali in Port Harcourt.
He also told former Kaduna Governor Ahmed Makarfi to stop speaking bad of him and to instead focused on delivering Kaduna for the PDP in the 2023 vote.
“I was watching television … when they went to Kano to receive [Ibrahim] Shekarau [back to the PDP],” Wike said.
“I saw one rapist from Rivers State sitting at the back where he went to join them to receive Shekarau but I asked him, ‘how many people have you made to join your party in your state.’
“You have gone to receive somebody somewhere but you have not made efforts to receive other people to join your party in your state.
“You like [it] when food is ready, you’ll go but for you to cook, it is where people have cooked that you go to eat the food but you won’t cook your own.
“As people who want the party to win or who want their candidate to win the election, what role are you playing in your state to make sure your party wins the election?
“How many people have you been able to galvanise, and mobilise to leave their party to join your party? That is to show you are committed, willing and ready to make your party win an election.
“It’s not to go to Abuja and begin to gossip, say all kinds of things, come home and mobilise. Let us see the capacity you have.
“It’s operation deliver your polling units, operation deliver your ward, operation deliver your local government. That is what politics is all about.”
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Wike on Makarfi
“I watched Makarfi on national television say, ‘Wike, you’re sabotaging other people.’ I don’t know who says the other people have not,” Wike said, according to reporting by Vanguard.
“What I want to advise Makarfi is, look, you have a job, make sure PDP wins in Kaduna State. That is your job, leave Wike alone.
“Take it upon yourself that Kaduna falls to PDP. I don’t want to hear excuses that they rigged election or they didn’t rig election. That is what I’ve told everybody.
“In Kano, make sure PDP wins. In Niger, ensure PDP wins, in Jigawa, make sure PDP wins. If you win, then see whether PDP wins here or not. It is operation deliver your state. Don’t use anybody’s state to add up.”