Politics
PDP Convention: I Never Insulted Yorubas – Wike
Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, has denied insinuations that he insulted people of the South East in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Wike said this in Abuja while dismissing claims that he tried to hijack the weekend’s National Convention of the party.
The governor urged party Chieftains to be good winners and losers.
He said, “When people want something, you hear all sorts of stories. Someone comes to you that he wants your support and you do not give him because you have someone else you are supporting, then he will say you are imposing and all that.
“If you had supported him, it would not be imposition. What we have here is not a case of imposition; if it had been imposition, the party would have come out to say only aspirant A or B should be chairman. It has never happened in the history of the national convention in PDP, where many aspirants are jostling for the same position. So where is the imposition?
“We must learn to be good winners and good losers; you cannot expect that because you have gone to delegates to convince them, then they must all support you. They will listen to everybody and at the end of the day, they will make up their minds.
“What did I say about the Yoruba? They told me that the South-West region has never produced the national chairman of the party and that giving it to them would change the fortune of the party in the region and I told them that the South-West too has never produced the national chairman.
“I also asked them that when the South-West produced the president, what was the fortune of the party and how would national chairman of the party change the fortune of the party in the region. That was what I said. So, how did I insult anybody?”
Ik Brown Brown
December 11, 2017 at 7:39 pm
mokey wike
Eze Kingsley Sly
December 11, 2017 at 7:06 pm
And i know u will never do that,sir
Sabo Abdulrauf Sabo
December 11, 2017 at 4:35 pm
You are a liar.
Sabo Alh Bukar
December 11, 2017 at 4:17 pm
It is the Yoruba who deserve apologies from the SE/SS. In 2011, the Yoruba voted overwhelmingly for Jonathan. Upon forming govt the PDP administration marginalised the Yoruba. The SE/S’S carted away 85% of the appointments, sidelining the Yoruba. Top 20 posts, not one single Yoruba. The Yoruba kept their cool, no protests, no agitation, no insults to other tribes, region & religion. They strategized, waited patiently to exact their revenge. In 2015, they taught the SE/SS a lesson in politics. They ditched Jonathan, PDP & the SE/SS, pitching their tent with the APC. They clinched the VP, juicy ministries with the Jagaban calling the shots.
Lukeson Oguchi Luke
December 11, 2017 at 5:31 pm
Ode
Jacob Evans
December 11, 2017 at 5:36 pm
Olodo
Emmanuel Egwuchukwu Nwobodo Chukwu
December 11, 2017 at 6:48 pm
ur name na sabo
Sabo Alh Bukar
December 11, 2017 at 7:59 pm
Luke, Evans & Chukwu, all frustrated ewu inyamiri. You found the bitter truth unbearable. PDP is a left over party, it is now a crumb. Celebrate it if you thought it is your party. It isn’t going beyond the SE!
Christopher Ochini
December 11, 2017 at 4:04 pm
Ok
Waziri Alhaji Zanna
December 11, 2017 at 4:01 pm
How can we agree with u
Soji Olayiwola
December 11, 2017 at 3:55 pm
You and Fayose insulted yourself…….
Lukeson Oguchi Luke
December 11, 2017 at 5:30 pm
Your hate for those 2 men is eating you up, please loosen up a little
Rodriguez Pence
December 11, 2017 at 3:48 pm
Yorubas deserves no Apologies from the SS/SE. coS it was YorUbaS whO deserves to Apologize to the SS/SE. For conspiring against the theM during the Election
Rodriguez Pence
December 11, 2017 at 3:44 pm
I knew, you had neVer done that
Okechukwu Dave
December 11, 2017 at 3:40 pm
Chimaobi All, Please he has to explain himself, It is good that he is publicly denying it, those are just APC propaganda
Chimaobi All
December 11, 2017 at 2:50 pm
You don’t need to explain to anybody. After all Yoruba’s never like or supported PDP before. So, no matter what do, you can never please them
Akinde Rotimi
December 11, 2017 at 3:08 pm
Does it mean every body most be PDP.
Kayode Niyi
December 11, 2017 at 6:09 pm
What is so special about PDP , ironically PDP is heading towards regional party like apga