The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described a former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, as a political liability, dictator and a mole in the Peoples Democratic Party.
Wike, who spoke in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Monday, was reacting to a statement in which Aliyu was perceived to have attacked him.
He said: “Aliyu has no job to do.
“He is a political liability.
“Why is that he could not organise party congress in Niger State?
“It is because of his dictatorial tendencies.
“He is a chronic lier, a serial betrayal.
“He said in 2015, Northern governors worked against former President (Goodlukc) Jonathan.
“In 2017, he was one of those that opposed (the National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche) Secondus.
“He has no job.”
Wike, who also faulted Aliyu’s claim that he wanted to impose his successor in 2023, said Aliyu is a dictator who wants to control the PDP in the state.
He said Aliyu, who wants to be a political godfather, had betrayed as well as worked against Jonathan in 2015 and as such lacked the pedigree to refer to him (Wike) as a dictator.
Wike denied any rift between him and Secondus, as alleged by Aliyu, saying it was the imagination of the former Niger State Governor.
He said he has no presidential ambition, adding that some persons were intimidated by his political credentials.
He added: “If I want to contest (for presidency), nobody can stop me.
“They are intimidated by my credentials.”
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