Rivers State Governor, Wike Said Obaseki Is Free To Return To APC If…—Governor Nyesom Wike has given his approval for Godwin Obaseki who was newly re-elected as the Governor of Edo State under the platform of the People Democratic Party to return to the All Progressives Congress only, and only if he feels the PDP is not working for him.
Speaking on Channels television on Friday, the governor of Rivers state said that Obaseki must however never forget that he was given a shield and an umbrella by the PDP when he was left alone.
According to him, it wasn’t possible for Obaseki to leave the PDP, still “I don’t want to discuss something that is not going to be possible. However, assuming it happens, so what? That is politics.
“If the governor believes that the PDP is no longer a party for him to actualise his vision and his mission, there is nothing wrong but I don’t believe that it is going to happen because the governor has consistently told us that there is no way he will leave the PDP. If he leaves the PDP, people in Edo State will not be happy.
“And he is somebody I have that trust in that he will not leave the party. This is a party that clothed him. This is a party that when it was raining, gave him an umbrella.”
He also added that he didn’t play such a big role in Obaseki’s re-election but only acted as the chairman of the campaign council which is to merely supervise the campaign, presente strategies and give guidance. He said it would be wrong of anyone to give him the glory when others like Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, played their roles.
Wike stated that he did not fund Obaseki’s campaign because the governor already had enough money to execute his campaign.
“What resources could I have deployed? He is a sitting governor. What resources can I give him that he does not have?” he asked.
