Politics

Obasanjo’s endorsement: Melaye slams Wike for mocking Atiku

The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye, has lashed out at Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, over his comments on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, for the 2023 presidency.

Wike had said Obasanjo’s choice of Obi over his vice and the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, means “there is something fundamentally wrong”.

Reacting via a statement issued on Monday, Melaye said Governor Wike has been seeking Atiku’s attention through his (Wike) continuous disrespect and unwarranted insult after he lost the party’s presidential ticket to the former Vice President in May 2022.

The former senator added that the ex-governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, failed to endorse Wike for the governorship seat because the former minister did not trust him.

“Wike should be ashamed that he has constantly solicited the attention of Atiku by his continuous disrespect and unwarranted insult of a man who did nothing to you. Atiku’s only crime is that he won a transparent presidential primary.

“Wike was chief of staff to Amaechi but Amaechi did not trust him enough to hand over to him. I advise him to support whoever he wishes to support as we will no longer tolerate his insolent tendencies.

“The question is, is there something wrong with Wike that Amaechi did not hand over to him? Why will Prince Uche Secondus, Rt Hon. Austin Okpara, Sen. Lee Meaba, H:E Celestine Omehia, Chief Abiye Sikibo, Sen George Sekibo, Hon. Chinyere Igwe, etc, leave him unceremoniously for Atiku. Something is definitely wrong somewhere,” Melaye stated.

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