He terrorized us for 8 years - APC rejects ex-Rivers Gov Wike’s bid to join party

The leadership of the Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the former governor, Nyesom Wike's rumoured defection to the party.

Darlington Nwauju, the Rivers APC publicity secretary, described Wike as an enemy of the party who is unfit to lead the party in the state, Leadership reported.

The APC chieftain in a statement on Sunday, June 25, said a man who had during the campaign period described the party as “cancer” cannot turn back to lead them, THISDAY reported.

Nwauju stressed that Wike, a man who had not been a member of the party and did not support the party’s interest cannot be promoted to lead them also.

The party spokesperson said,

“We dare anyone to provide video evidence of any campaigns where Wike openly campaigned for the APC. The terror unleashed on our party members in the cause of his eight years of maximum rulership alone is enough evidence to confirm that Wike has no business with Rivers State APC."

Nwauju further dissociated the leadership of the party from the purported call by a chieftain of the party, asking Wike to lead the state APC. He also expressed the party’s untiring support to the President Bola Tinubu-led government.

“We, therefore, disassociate the leadership of our party from any so-called stakeholders meeting suggesting that our party be handed over to Wike. We reiterate our party’s resolve to lend 100 per cent support to the policies and programmes of the federal government under the indefatigable leadership of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has urged his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, not to be far from him even if he crosses over to the other side of the political divide.

The governor made this assertion on Sunday, June 18, at a thanksgiving reception held in honour of Wike at his private residence in the state.

His appeal is coming amid speculations that Wike could dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has made a plea to former Governor Nyseom Wike and his associates, known as the G5, to form another aggrieved faction within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027.

Akpabio said the new group would work to ensure a smooth victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming 2027 presidential election, just like the G5 did in the last election.