ANALYSIS: Wike fires more shots at Ayu as Atiku ‘shoots’ himself

Rivers Governor Wike has warned that he has more salvos to fire at his party, the PDP.

The governor said he has just started politics.It was one of the many meetings the governor held and this time, he had almost everything he needed to make his regular utterances: a microphone, a solemn atmosphere and the right audience – the kind that completes his sentences and applauds after every phrase. The only thing missing at that rendezvous was his live band.

In 2007, the Supreme Court removed Mr Omehia as governor over no offence that he committed in person. He had been asked to replace Rotimi Amaechi whom the PDP disqualified as its governorship candidate. Mr Omehia won that election easily. It generated just as many reactions as the cost implications for organising such media parleys. Many Nigerians on social media wondered why the governor, who is not running for any political office in the coming year, deems it necessary to always invite the press, pay for airtime and just rant.a double pay of N100 million from a PDP governor and the party’s National Working Committee for the same project.

It is the second time the governor would accuse Mr Ayu of being fraudulent. Weeks ago, he said Mr Ayu collected up to N1 billion from members of the party. He also accused Mr Ayu of bribing some members of the party’s National Working Committee to have them on his side. Political pundits have said, if not contained, the fight between Messrs Wike and Ayu will only make them successfully work against Atiku.It is exhausting enough to have to deal with Messrs Wike and Ayu throwing jabs at each other. It is also bad enough that Atiku has kicked off his campaign without some major southern governors. Atiku made things a little worse when he asked some northern leaders in Kaduna State to endorse him, a northern candidate, and shun Yoruba or Igbo leaders.

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