Rivers-based politician Dakuku Peterside on Wednesday publicly declared his political tribe within the oil-rich South-South state, saying he doesn’t belong to the camp of the previous governor and present Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
As a substitute, Peterside, a former Director Basic of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Security Company (NIMASA), stated he aligns with Wike’s predecessor and estranged former godfather Rotimi Amaechi.
“I’m a good friend to Rotimi Amaechi,” the previous All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship hopeful stated on Channels Tv’s Politics At the moment programme on Wednesday.
“I’m not on the aspect of Nyesom Wike,” Peterside submitted, including that he’s additionally not politically aligned with Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
He, nevertheless, stated he was prepared to supply recommendation for the incumbent governor on the best way to transfer the state ahead.
“When Nyesom Wike was governor, recall that I used to be doing open letters to him persistently, giving him my recommendation. I did that for a while. If Governor Fubara seeks my recommendation, in fact, I’m keen to provide that, like many governors,” he stated.
Rivers is likely one of the politically charged states in Nigeria, a state of affairs which could possibly be attributed to the chunk votes and fats purse of the oil-rich state.
Like a coat of many colors, fragmented political camps make up the varied and intrigue-filled state dominated by pugilists within the APC and the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) the place the incumbent governor belongs.
Leaders of the camps embrace Wike, a PDP powerbroker and two-term governor of the state from Could 2015 to Could 2023. One other political gladiator within the state is Amaechi, a former APC presidential hopeful and ex-transport minister who beforehand ruled the state from Could 2007 to Could 2015.
There are additionally these loyal to Fubara and former governor Peter Odili; whereas former PDP nationwide chairman Uche Secondus; Magnus Abe; and Tonye Cole; amongst others, have their die-hard followers too. For over a decade, political crises have been siamese to the state with followers of the varied camps all the time at loggerheads.
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