Patience Jonathan spent money, used connections to make Wike Rivers State Governor – Dino Melaye

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for Kogi State, has said that former first lady, patience Jonathan spent her money and connections to make Nyesom Wike the governor of River State.

His comment comes following the feud between himself and the Wike over his intentions to contest the Kogi state governorship election as the Governor called him an “expired drug that is about to be taken off the shelf”.

Report indicates that Wike in an interview with Channels TV said, that Dino Melaye lacked what it takes to be a governor.

Wike said;

“When you give Dino that ticket, you know you won’t win in Kogi State. Why will Kogi people say they will vote for a candidate like Dino? Are we joking? The mere fact that you are from Kogi, therefore any Kogi person?

“We are talking about governance of a state and we are not talking about drama. For Christ’s sake, PDP presents such a candidate and you mean that Kogi people want development? Let us stop the idea that he is from Kogi. Take, for example, anybody from Lagos State should just come out and Lagos people should go and vote for him to be governor. I mean, that can't be serious,” Wike had said.

Reacting to Wike's interview, Dino Melaye told Arise TV on Wednesday that drug and alcohol-induced individuals.

“I don’t want to bother myself discussing with a man that is about to leave office and suffering from post-election trauma.”

“I don’t have the time actually for drug and alcohol-induced individuals,” he added.

He added that, “We work with time and season. Governor Wike himself on national TV on a Monday said he was taking 40-year-old whiskey.”

“He advertised himself to Nigerians,” he said.

Speaking about being helped by Wike in the past, Melaye said, “Wike himself has been helped by the PDP and anything he is doing for any individual in the PDP is like giving back from what the PDP has done for him.

“Governor (Peter) Odili made him the chairman of his local government. So he has been helped by someone.

“After Odili helped him, Governor Amaechi made him chief of staff. Governor Amaechi nominated him to be minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Patience Jonathan (former first lady) spent her money and connections to make him the governor of River State.”

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