By Hamilton Nwosa(Head The New Diplomat Business and Trend Tracking desk)
As events within the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) continue unabated, a chieftain of the PDP has alleged that Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike is plotting to join the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC).
A chieftain of the PDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeha Eze who made the claim at the weekend said “there are indications that the Rivers Governor may be pushing hard and very tirelessly too, to land safely on the shore of the All Progressives Congress through a covert and hush-hush scheme, targeted at capturing the structure of the party in the state in his usual fickle political mannerism.”
Chief Eze, in a statement circulated to media houses in Port Harcourt, accused Governor . Wike of working clandestinely to frustrate moves to restore peace within the Rivers APC to pave way for his entry to the party.
Eze further stressed that Governor Wike is currently doing everything to undermine the person and personality of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of APC for allegedly “refusing to accept the devilish plot of installing Aguma Igo as the State Chairman of APC to pave way for his entry into the APC through the backdoor.”
The party chieftain said: “Wike is at the verge of being expelled by Atiku Abubakar and Prince Uche Secondus for his treacherous acts in the Bayelsa gubernatorial election, where he supported the APC Candidate as a condition precedent to allowing him a space in the APC and evade probe from anti-graft agencies.”
Eze added: “Unfortunately for the Rivers governor, he has found out very late that the plot to hijack the APC structure in Rivers State through Aguma has failed woefully as the party will be better and better without him.” He called on Aguma and those behind him to let the Rivers APC be, stressing that no amount of scheming will allow Wike gain entry into the party.
But in a swift response, Rivers State Government House officials dismissed the allegations as tissues of lies. According to an official who wishes to remain anonymous ‘’ there is no truth in that allegation”. He added: “ How can that man, who is a boy to one the masters in Abuja, an errand boy say Wike wants to elave PDP. Leave for who? That is lie.”
