By Jimitota Onoyume
PORT HARCOURT— Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  in Rivers State, has described Governor Adams Oshiomhole as a drowning politician, who is seriously worried  that his  All Progressive Congress, APC, will lose the governorship elections in his Edo State.

Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Sam Nwanosike, who spoke, yesterday, in Port Harcourt, said that Governor Oshiomhole dramatised his frustrations with his recent unsubstantiated allegations that Governor Nyesom Wike had mobilised militants to storm the governorship election in Edo State that were postponed.

He also dismissed as tissues of lies, allegations by the Edo State governor that Governor Wike and his Delta State counterpart, Ifeanyi Okowa doled out N2 billion to the PDP’s governorship candidate in Edo State.

Nwanosike said that the people of Edo State had made it clear to Nigerians that they were done with the APC because of the level of deceit, propaganda and lack of performance.

“As a political party, the PDP has no business with militancy.  When a man is drowning, he looks for every thing to hold to.  Oshiomole first said 8,000 militants were registered, later he switched,  saying N2 billion was given to PDP. We don’t have any business asking our members to go and support our candidate in Edo State because we have enough supporters in Edo State. Pastor Ize Iyamu has all the support. They have tried to use security to disorganise Ize Iyamu but they failed, they denied Ize Iyamu use of the stadium for his campaign, the people still went with him,  you saw the people with him.

“Oshiomole knows he will lose the election. He is just looking for soft landing when he loses the election.”

Nwanosike said that members of the PDP in Rivers State were responsible people with no link with miscreants.

He lauded Governor Wike for his amnesty programme, saying it will rehabilitate and reintegrate repentant militant youths in the state.

“We believe as a government that the youths should be given a means of livelihood,” he said.