A former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has urged former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, to abandon plans to advance reconciliation efforts with Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and his G-5 circle.
In a statement made available to media outlets in Port Harcourt, Eze said that after expending so much energy and resources to bring the disgruntled elements up to speed with no results, it is only appropriate for the ‘Waziri Adamawa” and the umbrella party’s leadership to channel attention and invest in more fruitful political ventures that will yield results at the polls in 2023.
Eze, a key member of the APC who played a significant role in the party’s midwifery, said he has religiously followed the recent events in the PDP concerning Wike and his spat with Atiku and wishes to express his opinion on the matter and offer a way out of the seemingly intractable crisis.
Having known and studied the duo of Atiku and Wike, Eze hinted that the feud between the two men is the result of a political miscalculation on the part of Wike, who never took the time to understand who Atiku is and his politicking style.
As a close friend of Wike, Eze advised him not to fight Atiku, but the Rivers Governor believed he knew everything about Nigerian politics.
As a student of Atiku’s political style, the party Chief hinted that he also advised Atiku to keep Wike at arm’s length, and the former VP took the wise counsel, and the subsequent face-off between the two has further opened Atiku’s eyes to my wise counsel.
“As a matter of fact, if Wike could abuse, insult and do everything he did to humiliate Amaechi, his destiny helper and biggest benefactor; who appointed him as his Chief of Staff and recommended him to be appointed a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who else in this country will be spared by Wike’s unbridled loquaciousness and backstabbing,” Eze said.
“With the poor attitude Nigerians have seen Wike exhibit, ranging from his draconian orders and prohibitions to his unrestrained and embarrassing loquaciousness, Nigerians owe some gratitude to the PDP and Atiku for saving the country an international embarrassment.