{"id":92780,"date":"2022-03-14T11:17:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=92780"},"modified":"2022-03-14T11:19:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:19:08","slug":"pdp-implodes-as-obaseki-attacks-wike-calls-him-political-bully-overlord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/pdp-implodes-as-obaseki-attacks-wike-calls-him-political-bully-overlord\/","title":{"rendered":"For attacking his deputy, Obaseki berates Wike, calls him\u00a0political bully, overlord\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"adL\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>&#8230; Says\u00a0PDP not your personal property<\/p>\n<p>The crisis between Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, deepened yesterday as Obaseki took exception to Wike\u2019s attacks on him and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, saying that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not the personal property of the Rivers governor.<\/p>\n<p>The Edo governor said he will not accept political bullies and overlords, reminding Wike how he had dethroned bullies and high handed leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki emphasised that Edo cannot be bought.<\/p>\n<p>In an advertorial in today\u2019s paper, the Edo governor accused Wike of unguarded and disruptive tendencies, urging party leaders to call him to order.<\/p>\n<p>Defending his deputy over his remarks about Edo PDP, Obaseki said Wike shoukd have taken a cue from the way the national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, responded to Shaibu\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>He collaborated Shaibu\u2019s complaint that \u201cthe leaders, executives and members\u201d who defected along with him from the All Progressives Congress (APC) have not been accepted, integrated and harmonised into the Edo PDP.<\/p>\n<p>He lamented that the defectors were being vilified and ostracised by a cabal led by Chief Dan Orbih.<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki wondered why Wike is always fond of threatening the party and party leaders.<\/p>\n<p>He said while nobody is against Wike\u2019s desire to run for President, he should not pursue his ambition in a disruptive manner.<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki said: \u201cWhile Wike is free to use his resources as he deems fit in pursuit of his ambition, he should not attempt to cow, intimidate, cajole and threaten others into doing his bidding. 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