The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has taken a swipe at two chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state, Chief Celestine Omehia and Uche Secondus, for making disparaging remarks about him and his tenure as state governor.
Chief Barr Wike used the opportunity of a Thanksgiving Service organized by stakeholders of the PDP in Ahoada East and West LGAs of the state, at Ochigba, to hit back at the two chieftains of the PDP.
According to Wike, “recently I heard that one imbecile, who was pretending to be governor until we kicked him out, said that I have not done anything for Rivers state. You see I wonder how this people reason. I am Minister of the FCT, a city that has the status of a state. The FCT Ministry is not like any other ministry. I cannot bring roads meant for Abuja to Rivers state. When I was Minister of State for Education, I brought Law Faculty to the University of Port Harcourt. I gave grants to Ajuru University and Ken Saro Wiwa Polytechnic. I transformed Federal Government Collage, Rumuokoro and Federal Government Girls Collage, Abuloma, to envienble status. You see these are people without character and integrity. These are people who opposed us during the election and worked against the PDP. Today they describe us as enemies of the state and they have become friends of the governor”.
Continuing, Wike said that he had not regrets removing Uche Secondus as the party chairman. “Uche Secondus went to Bori and said I didn’t do anything for the state. These are funny people. I awarded the contracts for Bori Internal Roads, and paid 50% of the contract sum, believing that those who we worked to get elected, should continue from where we stopped. Uche Secondus wanted me to make his cousin, Tele Ikuru governor. He fought us and fought against the present governor during the election. Today he has become friends with the governor and the rest of us are enemies. Very soon we shall see”.