Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has reminded his Edo state counterpart, Godwin Obaseki that he did not take his bath for three days while in the state for the 2020 governorship elections.
Obaseki had slammed Wike and described him as bully for attacking his deputy, Phillip Shaibu.
The Edo governor in a statement on Monday, also noted that Nigeria needed strong democratic institutions rather than strong men, adding that the main opposition party needs to position itself to reclaim power in 2023.
Reacting, Wike said Obaseki was only ranting, saying governance was about feeling and touching, and not a memorandum of understanding adding that Obaseki cannot compare himself to him (Wike) in terms of achievements.
According to Wike, he did not take his bath for three days while in Edo state for the 2020 governorship election.
Wike highlighted his contribution to the efforts that led to Obaseki’s re-election, having served as the Director-General (DG) of his campaign organisation in 2020.
“Let me clearly say without any apology to anybody that one of the problems in this country is leadership – people who cannot stand firm and say: this is white; this is black at all times,” the Rivers governor said.
“I am not in the class of Obaseki, never! We are not the same, we can’t be the same. I was the DG of his campaign, I went there (to Edo) for three days. I stayed there without having my bath. I have never seen somebody like that in my life – a serial betrayer.
“Let me tell you Obaseki, I know your cohorts and I will smoke all of you out. This is not the Benin artefact that you were challenging the Oba (of Benin), this is politics. Obaseki, I have more stake in PDP than you. I have fought for this party, mention one thing that you have done for the PDP.”
