Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has slammed former House Speaker Yakubu Dogara for supporting Atiku Abubakar’s presidential candidacy.
Dogara and some disgruntled members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recently endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for next year’s election, a decision Wike describes as a departure from the former speaker’s previous attitude.
Wike, speaking at the inauguration of the Indorama-Agbonchia-Ogale-Ebubu East/West Link Road, claimed that Dogara had insisted on relocating Nigeria’s presidential seat to the south, in contrast to his recent support for Atiku from the north.
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“What I don’t like in life is people that don’t have character. I can’t stand it. At the appropriate time, I would challenge them to a debate. Ask Dogara: what made you leave PDP?” the governor asked during the event held on Monday.
“Dogara was to see me; unknown to me, he gave me an excuse and I was watching Dogara on TV being received by President Muhammadu Buhari that he has gone to APC. I say ‘Okay, no problem’. The same Dogara said the presidency should be zoned to southern Nigeria for there to be peace. Now, I hear about the same Dogara (backing Atiku from the north). Is that how you do things? Can’t you say something and stand by it?”
Wike’s remark is the latest in a series of crises that have rocked the major opposition PDP since the party’s presidential primary earlier this month.
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The governor, who lost to Atiku in the election, thinks the process was unfair and is also demanding that PDP National Chairman Iyorchia resign as part of efforts to reach an agreement.
While efforts to resolve the crisis continue, the governor and his allies have withdrawn from the party’s presidential campaign, with Wike stating that the group will make a decision soon.
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