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General News of Sunday, 20 November 2022

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PDP Crisis: Wike spits on Ayu's face, makes top corruption allegation against opposition chairman

Nyesom Wike and Iyorchia Ayu Nyesom Wike and Iyorchia Ayu

In what could be described as political spitting, the governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has asked Iyorchia Ayu, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to challenge him in court if he is lying against him.

The governor alleged that Ayu pocketed the funds the opposition party realised from the sales of its nomination and expression of interest forms during the presidential primaries in May, Channels Television reported.

Wike made the allegation at the Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, during the flag-off of the PDP campaigns on Saturday, November 19.

The furious governor asked the PDP chairman to challenge him in court if he is lying against him.

His statement reads in part:

“Ayu is corrupt. Rivers people are hurt. Ayu, you are fighting corruption, how do you fight corruption? I said you took N1bn. I told you, you took the money we realised from the primaries. Ayu sue me!”

Governor Wike posited that no one will fight Rivers state and go free.

Recall that in October, Wike made a similar allegation against the Benue-born senator, but Ayu dismissed the allegation.

However, the Rivers state governor had yet to provide any evidence to support his claim.