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It has also led to verbal fireworks between a PDP chieftain and former Governor of Niger State, Dr. Aliyu Babangida, and a Wike supporter.<\/p>\n
Explaining why Atiku picked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State instead of Wike, Babangida said in a Channels TV interview that Wike \u201cinsulted his way to power.\u201d<\/p>\n
Added the former governor: \u201cYou do not go around choosing people that will not compliment you.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou choose people who will complement your office. People that are ready to take over from you and will make you comfortable.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, I don\u2019t know if it is his temperament. Sometimes when you speak too much. When you insult your way to power, it does not always happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can count many people who he has insulted. People will say he is always speaking his mind. But there are times you don\u2019t need to speak your mind.\u201d\u00a0 explaining the preferred choice of Governor Ifeanyi Okiwa over Wike by Atiku.<\/p>\n
A PDP chieftain, former Commissioner for Information and Communications in Rivers State, Rivers State and former member of the House of Representatives, Ogbomna Nwuke, described the Atiku reconciliation committee as a contradiction.<\/p>\n
His words: \u201cOn one hand, somebody says he (Wike) is one who talks too much, who probably is uncontrollable. And then, on the other hand, you want him to help your cause. You want victory and you think he can contribute to your victory. Is that not a contradiction?<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was an attempt to draft a man who was not interested in the vice-presidency into the vice-president; a committee set up, the caucus spoke, the national working committee of the party spoke favourably about Wike and it was not honoured.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAtiku did what he wanted to do. So what committee is he setting up again? To do what?\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t make sense.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the convention was over, nobody showed him the way to Wike\u2019s house. If he wants Wike to work with him, he should walk to the Governor of Rivers State and speak with him. We don\u2019t need committees, what will the committee do? It doesn\u2019t make sense to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know why relationships shouldn\u2019t be exploited. What is this committee thing?\u00a0 You have something else in your mind, you set up a committee to do something else. What is the meaning of that?<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, Governor Wike had said no matter what happens he would not leave the PDP. That was what he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe implication is that a man who is committed to the PDP will work for the PDP, whether you set up a committee or not. And that is my personal opinion.”<\/p>\n
On Babangida’s comments on Wike, Nwuke said \u201cThe Wike that this man (Aliyu) is talking about has been chief of staff. As chief of staff, he never went against his principal. He spoke and did not go beyond his brief.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis same man (Wike) had served as the Minister of Education. While serving as minister he did not also speak out of tune. Of course, he knew who the boss was, he knew what his role was and he played his role.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd so people should draw a fine line between politicking and administration. They are not the same thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody who knows Wike knows that he is a team player. In trying to help build the PDP he worked with a team of committed PDP people. And together, they were able to bring the PDP from where it was, in defeat to where it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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