Dakuku Peterside, a former All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of spending N30 billion in state finances on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election.
In a statement, Dakuku Peterside congratulated Atiku Abubarkar on his win, saying the outcome of the PDP presidential primaries on Saturday in Abuja proved Wike was simply a “local champion” with inadequate experience to fight in national politics.
Wike was pushed by Peterside to submit himself to Atiku for training in high-stakes politics.
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He said: “Wike has shown a lack of requisite experience and depth to compete in national politics. I suggest that Wike quickly returns home, shades off his toga of pride, and submit himself to Atiku to be tutored on the dynamics of national politics and the angles to hi-wire deals.”
While lamenting that Rivers State would be worse off now that Wike had suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of Atiku, Peterside alleged that the governor gave away about N10 billion of public funds in unsolicited charity to States, and about N20bn pursuing his ill-fated presidential bid.
He said: “That Wike could dip his hands that deep into Rivers’ treasury to pursue his vaulting ambition is a confirmation of my earlier assertion that Wike’s governorship represents our all time low moments since the State was created on May 27, 1967.”
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