Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, has challenged his Niger Delta peers to account for the enormous sums of money they have received as backlog for the 13% oil derivation since 1999, which President Muhammadu Buhari approved and paid.
When speaking at a banquet the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hosted in Rivers State for the PDP G5 governors who are in Port Harcourt for the party’s state-level campaign flag-off on Saturday, Wike issued a challenge to the nine governors.
The governor explained to those in attendance at the banquet that while he can provide evidence for the projects his administration has carried out using funds from Rivers, some of his colleagues are unable to do so.
“I am not an Apostle of Buhari; he is not my friend but I have no regret to appreciate him for paying the money meant for the Niger Delta states. He has paid. Let everybody come and account for it.”
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Wike had praised Buhari for approving all the money due to the Niger Delta governments since 1999 during the commissioning of the Nabo Graham-Douglas CPUs at the Nigerian Law School in Port Harcourt.
Wike criticised an anonymous politician who, in his opinion, only cares about taking several wives and trying to charge the Federal Government over $400 million in consulting fees.
As suggested by the unknown man, he added that while he is looking forward to the day the party would fire him, he should demand his governor to account for the returns he received from the federal government.
“They say they will sack. I have been looking for the day they will sack me. Then they sack me, I pepper you. You will know that khaki no be leather.”
He argued that because they are bound together to save Nigeria, the G5 governors cannot be broken.
Wike remained committed to not supporting Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate, in Rivers.
He stated that the campaign for the National Assembly, State Assembly, and Governorship seats in Rivers will be launched in Port Harcourt today.
According to him, Taofeek Arapaja, the Peoples Democratic Party’s deputy national chairman for the south, would ceremonially present party flags to the candidates.
