Dakuku Peterside, a former All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of spending N30 billion of state funds on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election.
The conclusion of the PDP presidential primary on Saturday in Abuja, according to Peterside, proved that Wike was simply a 'local champion' with insufficient experience to compete in national politics.
Former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, congratulated Atiku Abubakar on his victory in the PDP presidential nomination in a statement.
He encouraged Wike to submit himself to Atiku for instruction on how to play high-stakes politics.
"Wike has demonstrated a lack of the necessary expertise and depth to compete in national politics," Peterside says.
"I propose that Wike goes home promptly, removes his pride toga, and submits himself to Atiku for instruction in the mechanics of national politics and the angles to high-stakes negotiations."
Peterside said that Wike "gave out around N10 billion of public cash in unsolicited charity to States, and over N20 billion pursuing his ill-fated presidential ambition," while noting that Rivers State would be worse off now that Wike had suffered a devastating loss at the hands of Atiku.
"The fact that Wike could go thus far into Rivers' purse to achieve his lofty ambition confirms my earlier argument that Wike's governorship marks our all-time low point since the State was founded on May 27, 1967," he stated.
