A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and then National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party, nPDP, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has taunted the Rivers state governor, Hon. Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for saying that he and his team are busy destroying the structure of the APC in the state with his numerous projects. 
Eze, who was responding to Wike for saying that he is collapsing the structures of the ruling party in Rivers, said that, “Governor Wike has failed to understand that everybody leaves the ATM once it stops dispensing cash".
He said: "It beats one’s imagination to comprehend the parameter used by Governor Nyesom Wike that gave him the deceptive conclusion and false impression that he is either destroying or capable of destroying the APC Structure in Rivers State. 
"What Wike has failed to understand is that ‘Everybody leaves the ATM once it stops dispensing cash’. Once you are no longer in position to misuse Rivers State funds in currying favour and buying those that are purchasable, you will find out if truly those that are taking selfie with you are truly in love with your style of governance. It is matter of few months and your eyes will be clear.”
CEOAFRICA had earlier reported that Wike, on Tuesday, August 30th, 2022, during the commissioning of the Ogbunabali Sandfilled Area in Port Harcourt, said that he and his team were busy destroying the structure of the Rivers APC with his numerous projects. 
According to Governor Wike, “Some of you, those you rate, you won’t even buy them for a naira. At the appropriate time, I will tell you who they are; the kind of characters we are talking about – people will speak here today, and tomorrow, they will say a different thing. I begin to wonder is it this leader that spoke to me last night? It is very unfortunate.
“Wike and his team are busy here bringing down all structures of APC, providing dividends of democracy. In your own state, you are only talking about Wike."
Reacting further, Eze said, “I can now understand what one of the big fishes you feel that you have captured told me, ‘Eze, what Wike is dishing out to the public uncontrollably is Rivers state money and we are sons and daughters of Rivers and are entitled to those funds; so if it means taking selfie with Wike to get our own portion of the fund, then we will join him until such a time it becomes imperative for us to collectively join hands together to salvage the state.’ If this is the stand of most of these political actors, we will send more of them to you.”
"Seriously, how do you crumble a party structure that has members of the federal lawmakers, a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, an ambassador and persons like Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Dr Dakuku Adol Peterside, who recently emptied the PDP Structure in the local government area of your imposed gubernatorial candidate. A party with the likes of Pastor Tonye Cole, Ambassador Ngofa, Hon. Ojukaye, Prof Ugboma, Dr Asita, Chief Emeke Beke, Hon. Brown Onari, Dr Innocent Barikor, Dr Ndubuisi Nwankwo, Hon. Ike Chinwo, Dame Aleruchi Cookey-Gham, Hon. Dave Okumgba, Dr Sokonte Davies, Hon. Henry Halliday, Hon. Barr.  Forgiven Amachree, Hon. Biokpomabo Awara, Lady Oby Ndukwe, Mrs Beatrice Amobi Dappa, Mrs Opem Udose, Gbarato Baridakara,  Darlington Nwauju, Sam-Sam Etetegwung, Hon. Douglas WaSerite Dodiyi Manuel, Barr. Mrs Winnie Morganson amongst other top party chieftains and stakeholders as well as thousands of credible personalities that you cannot purchase still members of the party?”
“On the other hand, Eze wishes to know which political party the governor is dumping these political commodities he has been purchasing from APC. Is it PDP that is no longer existing in Rivers, where the key strongholds have deserted the party, or is Wike unaware that Senator Lee Maeba, Sir Celestine Omehia, Rt. Hon. Austin Opara, Prince Uche Secondus, Senator George Thompson Sekibo, Dr Abiye Sekibo, former Minister of Transportation, Hon. Chinyere Igweh, including his former boss, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, have all deserted him, so why plotting to crumble APC when he has failed to strengthen or keep his crumbling party structure intact and cohesive?”
“Eze counsels the governor to continue to deceive the general public as if he is the sole determinant of how Rivers state and her people will vote in the 2023 general elections, as in the next few weeks Nigerians will come to know that the so called PDP in the state is just an empty structure without any sound political leader.”
“Eze expresses happiness over the untoward statement of Wike, that while he is destroying the APC structure in the state some funny leaders of the party are hobnobbing and encouraging him in his weightless destructive acts.” 
Eze further stated that what most people fail to understand is that 2019 is not 2023, noting that River people have learnt lessons and are now ever ready to take on Wike and his conscienceless followers on every step to undermine the progressives’ party in the state.