Eze Slams Wike for Dragging Odili into the Quagmire of Corruption and Incompetence

PORT HARCOURT/Nigeria: Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, the erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has strongly refuted claims made by the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike…..CONTINUE READING...CONTINUE READING

According to Chief Eze, Wike’s assertion that his success as Governor is attributed to a tutorial he received from Sir Dr. Peter Odili is nothing more than indiscreet chatter and vain blabbing.

Chief Eze criticizes Wike’s attempt to describe his failed eight-year term as successful, using irony as a rhetorical technique. He believes that Wike’s mention of Dr. Peter Odili, a respected figure in Rivers politics, is an attempt to bring a sense of credibility to his claims. However, Chief Eze argues that it is dishonorable for Wike to involve Dr. Odili in the mismanagement and poor governance that characterized his tenure as Governor.

Chief Eze asserts that no responsible citizen or keen observer of the political landscape in Rivers State would validate Wike’s fictitious claims. He states that if Wike had achieved even a fraction of the success of Odili or his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, the state would not be in such a dire state.

According to Chief Eze, Dr. Peter Odili is a democrat and a father figure in Rivers State politics, and he could not have advised Wike to run an administration contrary to development, justice, and good conscience. He finds it derogatory to link Dr. Odili to an administration that he considers wasteful, docile, and useless. Chief Eze points out that Wike’s administration lacked fiscal policy, conducted public finance with secrecy, and failed to adhere to responsible financial management.

The statement continues with Chief Eze dismissing Wike’s attempt to attribute his alleged success to Dr. Odili as sheer idiocy. He emphasizes that the people of Rivers State will not be deceived by Wike’s concealment, false claims, and vain blabbing. Chief Eze argues that if Wike truly had the influence and guidance of Dr. Odili, the state would not have deteriorated to the extent of ruined secretariat buildings, non-payment of salaries and pensions, and a witch-hunt of key figures from Odili’s political life.

Chief Eze highlights reports from reputable organizations such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), which ranked Rivers State under Wike’s administration poorly in terms of fiscal performance, transparency, and governance. He finds it degrading and demeaning to link Sir Peter Odili with such a record of capricious, wanton, and depraved governance.

He called on former Governor Wike to apologize for dragging Dr. Peter Odili into his failures. He advises Sir Sim Fubara, presumably a political figure, to distance himself from Wike’s advice and the individuals planted around him to further Wike’s political ambitions, suggesting that they are self-serving and untrustworthy…..CONTINUE READING