Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers
State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has
responded to recent comments made by Chief Bode George, a senior figure
in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former military governor of Ondo State. George had
reportedly called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and “call Wike to
order” amid the ongoing political tensions in Rivers State.
In a video shared by Channels TV from 46:42, Wike took issue with George’s
remarks, questioning the credibility of his call for intervention. Wike
reminded the public that Bode George had previously expressed a dramatic stance
during the election season, stating that he would leave Nigeria if Tinubu won
the presidency.
Wike expressed disbelief over the
contradiction in George’s position. He pointed out that the same individual who
had vowed to leave the country if Tinubu ascended to the
presidency was now asking the president to control his actions. This, Wike argued, reflected a lack of
consistency in George’s statements and political behavior.
While Wike questioned the authenticity of
George’s statement, he did not rule out the possibility that it might have been
true. He pointed to the irony of a person who had once threatened to leave the
country now taking on the role of advising the president about his behavior.
The political rift between Wike and Bode
George appears to highlight deeper divisions within the PDP, especially
regarding how party leaders align themselves with the current political order.
For Wike, this contradiction in George’s position seemed to undermine the
validity of his public demand for intervention.
According to him: “I read on pages of
Newspaper that Bode George said Tinubu should call me to order. If he truly
said so how do I take it? This is a man who said if Tinubu wins he will leave
the country. I don’t believe he said so but assuming he said so how will I take
it. A man who said if Tinubu becomes President he will leave the country and it
is the same man who is now telling Tinubu to call me to order”.
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