Dino Melaye, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor in Kogi State, hit back at Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for dismissing his bid to succeed Governor Yahaya Bello.
Prior to the PDP primary, which comes before the North Central state’s governorship election on November 15, Wike ruled out Melaye in a press conference earlier on Tuesday.
Wike declared: “When you give Dino that ticket, you know he won’t win in Kogi State,” Wike said during the parley.
“Why would Kogi people say they would vote for a candidate like Dino? Are we joking?” the governor queried.
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But Melaye said in a message posted on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday that Kogi is not Rivers State, where Wike has the authority to choose the next governor, and that power belongs to God.
Melaye said that it was unexpected that Wike had overnight assumed the role of the self-appointed public office regulator who could control state policy.
Melaye said that Wike is opposed to his bid for governor because he endorsed PDP nominee Atiku Abubakar in opposition to the governor’s interest in the G5
“On recovering from his inebriation, Wike should be reminded that Kogi is not Rivers, and the people of Kogi State would not worship any foreign God.
“Above all, Wike should also understand that power belongs to God, and he gives it to whoever he wants, even the basest of men,” Melaye wrote.
“Today, Wike can take a swipe at me, and mark me down as unqualified to govern my state, but has he forgotten that he believed my Gubernatorial aspiration in 2019? Can he be reminded that I have served as a member of the Federal House of Representatives and have also been elected twice into the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
“He (Wike) needs to appreciate that now that he has touched the tiger’s tail and murdered sleep, the discomfort of a bird perched on a rope has now become his portion.”
“Wike, stay on your lane. I am Daniel Dino Melaye. My speciality is to tame lions, whether they be white or black, dwelling in rocks or floating on Rivers,” he said.
