Former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido says the River state governor, Nyesom Wike has no monopoly over the Rivers electorates as he would become politically irrelevant at the end of his tenure
Lamido stated this when he appeared on Channels TV flagship show, Politics Today on Tuesday following the crisis in the opposition party between its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Wike.
Atiku in an interview revealed the reasons for not picking Wike as his running mate and why he opted for Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as vice presidential candidate.
âWe should forget about Wikeâ. was his response on the Rivers state governorâs level of importance in swaying voters decisions in the state.
âWike is an individual, I donât think because he is a governor there he has control and monopoly over the peoples of Rivers,â he said.
âRight now, if you go to Rivers, there were 13 governorship aspirants for the governorship candidate in Rivers State, it was Wike who imposed the current candidate.â
The 73-year-old statesman declared that Wikeâs political relevance will wane in the coming months.
âThe others are there complaining and screaming. I saw him on TV talking the other day, he was very bombastic. He was saying that he would not allow this and that.â
âIn the next eight months, he will become a political destitute like me.â
He also added that âWike is an individual. I donât think because he is a governor, then he has the monopoly and control over Rivers. He does not have it. He is always speaking because he is a bluff. The people of Rivers State are in PDP in their own right.
âBecause he is now a governor, he can appropriate sovereignty and become an emperor because he is a governor. It cannot work. There is a Wike in every part of the country. Leave Wike alone, he can give order to Rivers people if they are enslaved to him. If they are his slaveâ fair enough, he is their emperor, let him give orders.â