*His past is hunting him— APC

By Jimitota Onoyume

PORT HARCOURT— GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday alleged plot by his political enemies to bomb his plane, saying the alleged plot would fail.

The governor spoke in Port Harcourt at an end-of-year party by his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state.

Nyesom Wike

According to him, the alleged plot to bomb his plane was part of perceived desperation by his detractors to eliminate him, insisting that no man could destroy whom God had lifted.

He claimed that All Progressives Congress, APC, was unhappy with the successes recorded by his administration since he came on board, declaring that he would continue to deliver the dividends of democracy to the state.

Wike, who also spoke of efforts by his government to guarantee security of life and property in the state, noted that those who wanted blood to flow in the state would not succeed with their evil dream.

The governor said the state was peaceful and recalled that on December 10 during the re-run elections, leaders of the opposition party allegedly invaded the state with security agencies allegedly maiming and killing innocent voters with an intention to allegedly rig the elections.

He said: “They said they would blow up the plane that I would board. You, who are plotting, do you know whether God will blow your own plane before that time? What is this thing about Rivers State? Why should a man spill blood if he is so loved? If a man is loved and popular, let him present himself. They should allow peace to reign. It is like some people want trouble so that they will make blood money.

“You say, let us not embarrass a man who is not popular. What about the innocent lives lost? All those who do not sleep and plan evil against Rivers, will never know peace. I have supported Mr. President by supporting security agencies in the protection of key national assets in the state. That is why the destruction of national assets in other states is not happening here.

“They said one man one vote, and we decided to support them to achieve that. But while we were campaigning, they were plotting to rig elections. We dedicated our campaigns to God from the beginning. We knelt down before our God at St. Paul’s Cathedral.”

On the panel set up by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, the governor said it was constituted with a clear motive to allegedly rope him with all forms of trumped up charges, claiming that the allegations against him by the Department of State Services, DSS, to sponsor violence in Abuja, was part of the plot to allegedly link him with acts of treason.

The governor assured Rivers people that his administration would not let them down, stressing that the state had been redeemed from those who did not mean any good for it.

Presidency reacts
Responding to Governor Wike’s allegation, Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, simply said: “The President will not descend to Wike’s level. He is the President of Nigeria.”

Similarly while the Police in the state said they were not aware of the plot, APC in the state said the governor was being hunted by his past.

According to the state Police spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, the allegation had not been brought to the attention of the command.

He is hunted by his past—APC
On its part, APC, through its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chris Finebone, said the governor was merely frightened by his past, saying: “The APC believes that Governor Nyesom Wike’s utterances today, (yesterday) at his party’s event in Port Harcourt remains typically symptomatic of someone caught committing a heinous   crime who has become confused and decides to pour dirt on anyone in sight. Governor Wike’s accusation that APC is planning to bomb his plane simply underscores the extent to which the governor has become hysterically frightened by his own shadow and his past iniquities.

“It is unfortunate that Governor Wike has become helpless in dealing with the outcome of his past actions but constantly suffering psychological relapses. However, it is unfortunate that for want of credible defence of the many serious accusations against him, Governor Wike is resorting to releasing wild accusations against the APC to mask his helplessness. The APC simply takes pity on the condition of the governor and honestly prays he gets help very quickly before his situation gets out of hand.”