{"id":97496,"date":"2022-07-29T17:26:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T16:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=97496"},"modified":"2022-07-29T17:26:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T16:26:03","slug":"pdp-crisis-scavengers-around-atiku-making-peace-effort-impossible-wike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/pdp-crisis-scavengers-around-atiku-making-peace-effort-impossible-wike\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP crisis: Scavengers around Atiku making peace effort impossible – Wike"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has reacted to all issues that played out during and after the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while stating that some scavengers around\u00a0former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar are\u00a0making peace effort difficult.<\/p>\n

Recall that the primary election produced\u00a0 Atiku Abubakar as the party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate.<\/p>\n

Wike, who spoke on Friday at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State shortly after he returned from Spain, described the former Vice President as a liar.<\/p>\n

He stated \u201cI told my special adviser on media that I am going to speak on issues. We know in this part of our world, when lies are contorted, it becomes fact.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always believed when the left speaks, allow the right to also speak. We are not getting younger and as days pass, we get older.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it is important when issues are raised or when speeches are made, one should be able to say this is the part of my story, so that the public knows the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is most unfortunate since after our primary I have decided to be quiet, because it is a party I love so much. I never said anything, I decided to go back home and fulfill the promises I made to the people of Rivers State.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there comes a time I need to speak and let Nigerians know the actual truth. Having known the truth, whatever they decide to do with it is left for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar unveiled his running mate, no right thinking person and a lover of this party will say that the speech he made on that day was fair.<\/p>\n

\u201cForget about his hailers, the scavengers and I never reacted to it. I said, no, this party belongs to all of us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThereafter, Atiku appeared on Arise TV, see the statement he made. So many lies were told and then you said I should not react to some of those issues. That will not be fair.<\/p>\n

\u201cAssuming today I am not alive, obviously what he has said will be accepted as the truth. Look at his attack dogs, former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, Maina Waziri and others look at the statement they issued. Look at the abuses they rained on me, I never reacted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a presidential candidate who believes he wants to win the election, and as somebody who contested fiercely with him, I never raised issues, I just kept quiet, minding my business to see how my State can move forward, yet every day his attack dogs continued to attack me\u201d, he lamented.<\/p>\n

The Rivers State Governor said nobody should be in doubt on whether he will speak on the issues of PDP, its candidate and other related matters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will respond line by line\u201d, he insisted.<\/p>\n

On the reconciliation committee, which Atiku claimed to have reached out to Wike, he said: \u201cyou see when people tell lies, there is nothing they can\u2019t do. Some Senators called me to say that Atiku Abubakar said he sent Bukola Saraki to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is not true, that is not fair and that is not correct. I was in Spain, Bukola came to me and said, my brother how do we solve this problem. I said well, were you sent by Atiku Abubakar? He said no. So what do you want me to do? Look at the issues. Bukola said the matter is so serious that he never knew.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Atiku has never forgotten about the scavengers. In fact, some of those around called my friends and said O boy, tell your guy now make him support us. I have been reduced to that level. I have become a guy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Atiku Abubakar cannot say that he has sent anybody to me. Forget about those who are running around him trying to get what to eat saying we called Wike\u2019s number, he didn\u2019t pick, I don\u2019t know your phone number and you did not send a text that it is so and so person calling, please I want to talk to you, nobody has done that. So, since the 31st of May, not one person has spoken to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter commissioning of the project, I will speak. It doesn\u2019t matter who is involved, I am not a slave and I will never be a slave, I am a free-born citizen of this country. I must be able to state how things are. Whether it suits you or not, I don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n

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