Former Governor Of Rivers State and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has alleged that certain individuals are telling the Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara that they will teach him [Wike] a political lesson.
He however boasted that these individuals cannot contend with him politically. He recounted past political rivalries against them dating back to 2007 when he aligned with Governor Amaechi and defeated them during elections.
He further disclosed how he purchased PDP nomination forms for various political figures, including the incumbent governor and members of the Rivers State Assembly.
He openly acknowledged this action as a collective agreement to support a single candidate for the governorship position.
He said in an interview with TVC, ''I know these people very well. They are telling him [Fubara] that they will teach me a lesson but they don't have the capacity. These people from 2007 have never been in the same political camp with us. In 2007, I was with Amaechi and we defeated them.
When I wanted to be governor, they were against me until they submitted to me because they had no chance in the primaries. And then I won. I have always to manage the political situation locally because I knew that the federal government was fighting me.''
Speaking about the PDP nomination forms for the 2023 election, he said, ''I bought the forms for all of them including the Governor and the Rivers Assembly lawmakers. And I'm not hiding it. We all agreed to pick one individual as governor.''
The FCT minister who has locked horns with his predecessor has claimed that Governor Fubara intends to take away his political structure in the state. He argued that the governor has refused to heed to the resolution made by the President last year.
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