Wike demands resignation of Oshiomhole over failure to stop swearing in of Bayelsa gov

Rivers State governor,  Nyesom Wike, has demanded the resignation of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),  Adams Oshiomhole, for his failure to stop the inauguration of Bayelsa State governor.

Speaking in an interview in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Governor Wike described Oshiomhole as a politician without character.  He observed that  the APC National Chairman is always driven by survival instincts.

He said: “This is a country where you see people who do not have character. Today they sing a song, tomorrow they sing another song. I think Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC is not a character that anybody should associate with.

“First of all I have never been violent and I will never be violent.

”However, when you see an armed robber come to your house, will you plead with the armed robber and say please I beg you to leave my house? People think that armed robbers are only those who cart away people’s money. The worst form of armed robbery is when you steal people’s mandate and just like what Oshiomhole is noted for. He thinks because he’s in the ruling party, he can use security to steal the mandate of the people.”

He stated further that Oshiomhole culd lay claim to having canvassed for one man, one vote because he is not practising the philosophy.

He noted that he stopped attending the National Economic Council meeting because Oshiomhole turned it into a forum to bash former President Goodluck Jonathan, when he had gone to praise Jonathan at Aso Villa for ensuring credible elections.

“When Jonathan made sure the election was free and fair,  Oshiomhole came to the villa and thanked Jonathan. When Jonathan left office, there was no day at the NEC meeting Oshiomhole will not attempt to bring Jonathan down.  Meanwhile,  that was the same man Oshiomhole went to praise  for allowing one man one vote.  But when the man left, Oshiomhole changed. That is his character,” he said.

Wike said that Oshiomhole became governor through questionable means, noting that the emergence of Oshiomhole led to constitutional amendment for governorship matters to terminate at the Supreme Court.

He said: “Nigerians know one matter that led to the amendment of the electoral act where Governorship election has to go to the Supreme Court is because of the Oshiomhole matter . So he cannot come out and say he was clean in terms of Electoral process. That will be very bad.

Oshiomhole said he fought godfatherism and at the same time he wants to install himself as a godfather in Edo State. Why is he fighting Obaseki , because the man doesn’t take instruction from him.  He preaches what he doesn’t practice. “

Governor Wike maintained that Oshiomhole lacked the powers to challenge the pronouncement of the Supreme Court.

“That I speak out mind at all times does not mean that mymembership of PDP is in doubt.” Governor Wike said that he is not at the same level with Oshiomhole, adding that the former Edo State governor was only trying to regain the confidence of APC governors and leaders

He said: “I will not be a member of their party, I have  always  been  a member  of  PDP and they know that.  Oshiomhole knows that his party does not even score up to 25 per cent in my state. He cannot tell me that .  So, Oshiomhole has nothing to say about me. And, I want to tell him that  his party is probing him about the so  called hospital he says he built. I am not the one.

“So he  should face his problems but  shame should be on him that at the end of the day that the PDP candidate has been sworn in as the governor of Bayelsa state. You can’t come out and open your mouth and say it will never happen.”