The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has reacted to Governor Nyesom Wike’s Friday’s broadcast to the State. The party insinuated that Wike’s broadcast, threats and name-calling before the world has further exposed his governance style. Wike had, among other things, said he would not allow anyone from Abuja give him directives in Rivers, adding that he was duly elected by the people.
Wike also attacked some chieftains of the APC namely, Chief Eze Chukwuema Eze and Chris Finebone. The governor had also threatened to declare a total lockdown on the state should the people continue to flout his directives on the closure of markets and other business places.
He had also threatened companies in the State who failed to contribute towards the state COVID-19 fight Reacting to the Governor’s speech, Spokesperson for the APC in Rivers State, Chris Finebone, said the broadcast has further exposed the Governor. Finebone said it would be a waste of adjectives to try to qualify the briefing and the governor’s performance, adding that the world saw and heard him.
The APC’s mouthpiece said this in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Friday. He said, “In my decision not to join issues with anyone or the Rivers State Government on COVID-19 matters, I will not respond to the issues raised by Gov. Nyesom Wike in his press briefing today.
“I am convinced that to all those who either were present at the briefing or watched it on TV, or even those who listened on the radio, the governor’s demeanour and utterances before the world during the briefing have sufficiently provided an eloquent response to his briefing. “Therefore, it will be a waste of adjectives to try to qualify the briefing and the governor’s performance. The world saw and heard him. “I am very sure that the corporate organisations he threatened with reprisal actions if they did not donate to the state COVID-19 fund can sufficiently speak for themselves. “However, I feel sad that the governor climbed down from the high office of governor to engage in name-calling and insult. “The governor did not need to have taken it personal with me and Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze by referring to Chief Eze as that ‘Ibo boy’. In Africa, respect is given to age and I am sure that Chief Eze is years older than the governor. “In any case, I and Chief Eze never, directly or indirectly under any circumstances, canvassed, solicited or ever will accept anything under the leprous Wike government or his party in Rivers State.”
