In a televised broadcast on Symfoni TV from 7:04, former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Uche Secondus delivered a scathing critique of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, challenging what he perceives as a revisionist account of the politician’s rise to prominence.
Secondus did not mince words, asserting that Wike appears to have strategically “forgotten the foundational support” that propelled his political trajectory. While acknowledging “God’s paramount influence,” the former chairman emphasized the critical role played by party leaders in Wike’s ascension.
“Those who are shouting in Abuja—how were they made? It is God and some of us and the leaders that are seated today that made it possible. God first—because we don’t want to take God’s glory,” Secondus declared, directly challenging Wike’s current political narrative.
Recounting a pivotal moment, Secondus referenced his “Thanksgiving service” where he was installed as National Chairman, highlighting a previous acknowledgment by Wike himself. “He (Wike) said it clearly that outside God, it was my humble self and others—other leaders—that made him,” he emphasized.
The veteran politician criticized Wike’s current rhetoric, suggesting that the governor now speaks “as if he fell from heaven,” seemingly erasing the collaborative efforts that contributed to his political success.
“Today, when he speaks either in Abuja and here, it looks as if he fell from heaven down,” Secondus remarked, underscoring the perceived ingratitude and selective memory of his former political ally.