Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has against attacked his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, affirming that he is merely residing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and cannot be considered a landlord.
Wike also reminded Obaseki who had called him (Wike) a bully that the same bully helped him to win Edo election and that he knelt to beg the same bully and returned with his wife to thank him after his victory.
Obaseki had earlier in a statement he personally signed on Sunday, told Gov Wike that the PDP was not a personal property of the Rivers governor.
“It clearly amounts to a delusion of grandeur, for any one man to nurse the idea that he owns or has more stake in the PDP and everyone should pander to him,” Mr Obaseki said.
He went further to chide Wike that, “In Edo, we don’t accept political bullies and overlords.”
But reacting to the altercations that have been ongoing for the past few days, Wike said the Edo governor was ungrateful despite the help he rendered to him that enabled him to grab the PDP ticket and eventually win the 2020 governorship election in Edo.
He recalled that Obaseki was barred from contesting the primaries in his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“If you go and check the DNA of Godwin Obaseki what you will see in that DNA is betrayal, serial betrayal, and ungratefulness,” Wike said on his Facebook page.
While commending the former APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, whom he said has been vindicated by the face-off between him (Wike) and Mr Obaseki, Wike apologised to him.
“Let me stand today to apologise to Adams Oshiomhole who has been vindicated by telling us that we will see the true colour, we will see the insincerity, we will see the ungratefulness of Governor Obaseki.
“So let me apologise to Adams Oshiomhole, and to say you have been vindicated and that we were wrong.”
He went further to say that Obaseki had not contributed anything to the progress of PDP.
“Has he voted for the PDP? The only election he voted was his own election when we gave him umbrella. So who has more stake in PDP? I have more stake in PDP,” he said, beating his chase.
“I have supported people always. You have never supported PDP, rather it was when your godfather chased you away and you came begging, kneeling down. And we allowed you. Ordinarily, you are a tenant.
“You came to beg a bully for you to have the (PDP) ticket. A bully was your campaign DG and a bully bullied you into Government House. What a shame!
“You came back with your wife to thank the bully that after God the bully made it possible for you to be there.”
The Rivers governor said the problem of PDP in Edo was about injustice, and that he would always stand up against injustice.
Wike said, “Let me tell you, Obaseki, I know your cohorts, I will smoke all of you out.”
He went further to reiterate his qualification to run for Nigeria’s president.
“Tell your presidential aspirants who are sending you that if I come out, I will win them,” he said to Mr Obaseki.