Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, is no longer in harmonious political relationship with his godfather, and former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili.
In his monthly television interview that held in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike disclosed that “there are some political differences” between Odili and himself.
“As it is today, politically, we don’t have good relationship. We don’t work together.” Wike stated in response to questions on the relationship between him and Odili.
When queried further on the reasons for his political differences with Odili, the immediate past Rivers State Governor simply stated: “there are some political differences”.
“For me, we have finished with this stage. It does not mean that in the next stage you will be in the same camp. No. He took a decision. I took decision.”
Wike, however, said he holds Odili in high esteem as a father despite existing political differences.
The minister has been having a running battle with his immediate successor as governor, Siminalayi Fubara, a development analysts believe is responsible for the differences with Odili.
Responding to the support declared by some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Fubara, Wike described the PDP Leaders as “political buccaneers”.
A PDP leader in Rivers State, Abiye Sekibo; ex-PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; ex-governorship aspirant, Celestine Omehia; and former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Opara; had last week declared support for Fubara and called on the President to caution Wike.
The FCT Minister described Sekibo, Secondus, Omehia and Opara as expired politicians who are not worthy to be called “elder statesmen”.
Wike claimed they are all irrelevant as adding that he had he kicked them out of the party. He added that Secondus was no longer a member of the PDP as his suspension was validated by the court.
He said: “The other day, I saw a political conference organised by transactional politicians. Political vampires, political buccaneers,”
Reminded that those men are elder statesmen, Wike said, “Do you know who is called an elder stateman? An elder statesman is someone who must have integrity; who must not be here today and be there tomorrow.”
Wike lamented that it was ironical that the same set of people who had refused to support Fubara before the 2023 polls now declare support for the him after the poll.
He said: “Today, they are not only serving a boy but they are waiting for him on the road. Do they have integrity? The same people who said this governor was a neophyte, how can they bring themselves to support him?
“They wrote a petition when this governor wanted to collect his certificate in PDP, they carried a rumour on how he became chairman and that he is being looked for by EFCC. They said he was not coming to PDP national secretariat but they were surprised that the governor went to the PDP secretariat,”
Wike said he was aware of the “antics” of the PDP leaders adding that Fubara wants to be on his own with these political vampires who are always sucking. My pity for them.”
“They are calling Nigerians to support Tinubu. That me, I am a selfish person. All of them were in power but what did they do for their people?”.
