Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has recounted how retired Justice Mary Odili salvaged his political career in 2004 thanks to her prompt intervention.
Wike recounted crying to Justice Odili after learning that his name had been deleted from the list of those permitted to run for chairman of local councils in Rivers.
After listening to him, Wike claimed the retired judge brought the issue to her husband, Rivers State Governor Dr Peter Odili, who took urgent action.
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Wike said this on Sunday at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Chaplaincy, Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA) in Port Harcourt, during Justice Odili’s 70th birthday and retirement thanksgiving liturgy as Justice of the Supreme Court.
“In 2004, at that time, her husband was the governor, so she was going to Bori Camp for the women empowerment scheme. I was to run for the second tenure as chairman of my local government (Obio-Akpor),” Wike said.
“Now, they were having lunch with her husband and the former State party chairman then, Prince Uche Secondus. And, I was told that my name had been removed from the list. So, I ran down to Government House.
“She had finished her own lunch, left her husband and was entering the vehicle. I said ‘Mummy, I’m finished.’ She asked what happened; I said they have removed my name.
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“She ran back straight to her husband and informed him. Her husband asked who removed my name. At that time, Secondus had left. The husband then called the security at the gate, they stopped Secondus and asked him to come back.
“That was how I went back as second term chairman. For me, I can’t talk about my growth without mentioning her. If she was not around that day, to see the governor, you know, is not an easy thing. Her being around that particular day saved my career in politics. And so, that was how I grew from there to become what I am today.
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