By: Felix Ikpotor
Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has come hard on Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, describing him as a drowning politician, who is seriously worried that his party, the All Progressive Congress, APC, will lose the governorship elections in the state.
This comment was made by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Sam Nwanosike, while speaking, yesterday, in Port Harcourt.
He said that Oshiomhole has showed his frustrations with his recent allegations that Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike had mobilised militants to storm the postponed governorship election in Edo State.
Nwanosike also dismissed as lies, allegations by the Edo State governor that Wike and his Delta State counterpart, Ifeanyi Okowa gave out N2 billion to the PDP’s governorship candidate in Edo State.
Nwanosike who is also the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area said that the people of Edo State had made it clear to Nigerians that they were done with the APC because of the level of deceit, propaganda and lack of performance.
His words: “As a political party, the PDP has no business with militancy. When a man is drowning, he looks for every thing to hold to. Oshiomole first said 8,000 militants were registered, later he switched, saying N2 billion was given to PDP. We don’t have any business asking our members to go and support our candidate in Edo State because we have enough supporters in Edo State. Pastor Ize Iyamu has all the support. They have tried to use security to disorganise Ize Iyamu but they failed, they denied Ize Iyamu use of the stadium for his campaign, the people still went with him, you saw the people with him.
Continuing, he said, “Oshiomole knows he will lose the election. He is just looking for soft landing when he loses the election.”
The council boss said that members of the PDP in Rivers State were responsible people with no link with miscreants and further lauded Governor Wike for his amnesty programme, saying it will rehabilitate and reintegrate repentant militant youths in the state.
“We believe as a government that the youths should be given a means of livelihood,” he said.
