Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has challenged the former Governor of Kaduna, Ahmed Makarfi, to focus his efforts towards delivering his state of Kaduna to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), rather than discussing about others who have already held sway for the PDP in their states
Governor Wike, who spoke on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, while reacting to statements about him by makarfi on a TV show, denied being a close associate of Makarfi, as he claimed, saying they have not spoken in months.
His words: “This morning, I was watching Channels, I saw former national acting chairman of the party, PDP, Makarfi, and he said he is very close to me. I don’t know how close he is to me,” Wike said.
“Somebody who is close to me, I don’t know when last we spoke. I have never spoken to him for the past five months. So, if you’re close to somebody politically, there is no way in five months you won’t have spoken to the person is it not?
“He said, Wike, you’re sabotaging other people. I don’t know who says the other people have not. What I want to advise Makarfi is, look, you have a job, make sure PDP wins in Kaduna State. That is your job, leave Wike alone.
“Take it upon yourself that Kaduna falls to PDP. I don’t want to hear excuses that they rigged election or they didn’t rig election. That is what I’ve told everybody. In Kano, make sure PDP wins. In Niger, make PDP wins, in Jigawa, make sure PDP wins. If you win, then see whether PDP wins here or not. It’s operation deliver your state. Don’t use anybody’s state to add up.”
Wike, who boasted that he was bringing down the structures of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, said, “Wike and his team are busy here bringing down all structures of APC, providing dividends of democracy. In your own state, you are only talking about Wike,” he added.
