Governor Nyesom Wike Of River state has replied his Edo state counterpart, describing him as an ungrateful politician and a “serial” betrayer.
The duo continue to engage in fiery verbal exchange over the deep-rooted crisis that has bedeviled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state.
The New Diplomat had on Monday reported that Obaseki carpeted the River state governor for criticising his deputy, Philip Shaibu.
Wike in a viral video called on the PDP to punish the Deputy Governor of Edo State, for threatening to leave the party.
Recall that Shaibu during an interview with Channels TV said his followers were considering dumping PDP over claims that they have not been properly integrated into the party since 2020 when they defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Meanwhile, Wike in a counter statement lambasted Obaseki, saying he is a politician who has betrayed those who helped to advance his political aspiration.
Wike who spoke at the inauguration of Community Secondary School, Omuanwa, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers state said he owes a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, an apology for opposing him when he insisted that Obaseki was a treacherous and ungrateful man.
According to the Rivers state governor, Oshiomhole has been vindicated with the recent act displayed by Obaseki to the PDP and to those who helped him to secure his second term.
In his words, “If you go and check the DNA of Godwin Obaseki, what you will see in that DNA is serial betrayal and ungratefulness. Let me stand today to apologise to Adams Oshiomhole who has been vindicated by telling us that we will see the true colour, the insincerity and the ungratefulness of Godwin Obaseki.
“So, let me apologise to Adams Oshiomhole and to say you have been vindicated. You were right, we were wrong. I have never seen people who are so ungrateful in life. I have never seen people who can betray everything in life.
“I have invested in the party, Rivers State has invested in the party. We have voted for the PDP since 1999 till now. Ask Governor Obaseki, has he done anything for the PDP?
“Has he voted for the PDP? The only election he voted was his own election when we gave him umbrella. So who has more stakes in the PDP? I have more stakes because I have supported the PDP always.
“You have never supported the PDP, rather it was when your godfather chased you away and you came begging, kneeling down. People came with pressure and we allowed you. Ordinarily, you are a tenant,” he added.
