In a video recently shared by News Central TV, Umar Sani from 8:22, a member of the PDP, explained the reason behind the strained relationship between former Governor Nyesom Wike and some PDP Governors.
Sani said that PDP governors united and agreed that, according to party tradition, the leadership of the party in Rivers State should fall to Governor Sim Fubara as he is the current governor. He said this decision, however, has led to tensions with Wike, who once had strong alliances with many of these governors.
Sani said Wike is particularly upset because some of these governors, like Bala Mohammed, Seyi Makinde, the governor of Plateau State and others whom he had helped in the past are now siding with Fubara.
In Sani’s words: “Wike will be provoked because some of them were his allies before and now they are jettisoning him and following due process. So his reaction is natural, it comes with anger: ‘Look at Makinde who is my man, he is now joining them. Look at Plateau governor who I helped in his Supreme Court case, he is jettisoning me; they are all ganging up. look at Fintiri who is my friend, he is also jettisoning me. Bala Mohammed used to be my friend but they are all leaving me. They are now going to support somebody who has been disloyal to me after I brought him to become governor’ Naturally Wike will be angry”….Check _ More