Wike describes Arise TV as Atiku's 'attack dogs' in explosive post election interview

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has called out the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu for not delivering the presidency in the just-ended presidential and national assembly elections.

Wike in a chat with Channels TV after the Rivers State governorship elections also noted the PDP hired Arise TV to criticize the G5 governors who fought against the candidacy of Atiku Abubakar and Ayu at the helm as National Chairman.

He noted that he and the G5 governors were fighting for fairness, equity, and justice.

"For me, I am a peacemaker and everyone knows that and all I want is equity, fairness and justice. All I don't like is for you to tolerate things that are wrong even when you know they are wrong."

"I will not accept that. But I have told anybody who cares that PDP should be careful. You see there are those who don't want PDP to exist. And this is people that when they talk, you will think that they have a lot to offer."

"They hired Arise TV and put the other attacking dogs there abusing us up an down. National Chairman said we are small boys but the small boys have delivered. What happened to you who claim to be the big boys and the founders?"

Wike's anointed candidate, Siminialayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared the winner of the Rivers State governorship election.

State Returning Officer, Professor Akpofure Rim-Rukeh announced the result late Monday night at the end of the two days collation at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Head Office in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

The PDP candidate polled 302,614 votes to defeat his closet rival Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 95,274 votes while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Senator Magnus Abe, and Labour Party (LP)’s, Beatrice Itubo came a distant third and fourth with 46,981 and 22,224 votes respectively.

Professor Akpofure Rim-Rukeh who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources said a total of 496,852 were accredited for the March 18 governorship election out of the 3,537,190 registered voters in the State.

He explained that of the 494,604 total votes cast, 483,934 were valid while 10, 670 were rejected votes.