The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged threat to his life over his call for the resignation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu
Wike disclosed this during the commissioning of the Akpabu-Itu-Umudiogha road in the Emohua Local Government Area of the State, on Tuesday.
He said; “When I see some people running around and talking rubbish, they forget history easily. Today, we are not saying the presidential candidate should relinquish his ticket. We are not being selfish.’’
“We are only saying since you are now the presidential candidate, let our people take chairmanship and they say they will kill me. Is it possible?”
“When you see some rent seekers from here going around saying they will give me minister of finance, they will give me governor of Central Bank, you haven’t killed an animal and you are saying women, don’t eat it. Kill the animal first to know whether women will eat or not.’’
“I don’t want that kind of promise. Give my people this one we are talking now. Give us the chairman so that things can move freely. They come and tell you stories.’’
Recall that CEOAFRICA had reported that Wike and the G-5 group have been aggrieved with the party’s leadership of the zoning arrangement.
The Wike-led group have claimed that the both the National Chairman and Presidential candidate cannot emerge from the same region.