Shut Up Or I Will Deal With You, Wike Tells Akpabio

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has drawn the battle line with
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over the
latter’s recent verbal attack on South-South governors.

Wike threatened to deal with Akpabio if he dared speak
negatively about Rivers State, insisting that Akpabio had no
authority to talk about his state.

The Governor, who spoke on Friday when he inaugurated an office
complex his administration built for the Trade Union Congress (TUC)
in Port Harcourt, alleged Akpabio was behind a recent publication
by militant groups asking the South-South to account for N55trn
derivation money.

The new three-storey TUC building has a 500- seater auditorium,
conference room and fully furnished offices.

Wike said as a Governor, Akpabio carried himself like a god
wondering why he failed an ordinary senatorial election if he had
performed as a Governor.

Wike said: “It is unfortunate I read what the former governor of
Akwa Ibom State, Senator Akpabio said. I will tell him to talk
less. We will tell him that when he was the governor he was acting
like a king. There was money that time. The exchange rate was N150
per dollar. Today, it is N500 for a dollar.

“Akpabio had money but he had the temerity to ask South-South
governors what they are doing with 13 per cent derivation. Akpabio
should not talk to Rivers State at all. He has no such authority.
He is not qualified to talk to Rivers State.

“If he wants to talk he should concentrate in Akwa Ibom State or
else we teach him a lesson here. Akpabio should know that enough is
enough.

“If he should talk here I will teach him a lesson. I am not a
sycophant and I am not an inconsistent person. I don’t give a damn.
He cannot say he sees me in the villa.”

He added: “So, if he wants to talk let him concentrate on his
state not to venture again talk about Rivers. If he does it again,
he will regret. I am not one of those governors he can turn around.
I am not that kind of person. People should say what they
practice.

“I will show you a video where the President said they should
come and learn from me what we are doing here. People forget they
just come out and talk any how”.

Referring to Thursday’s inauguration of the permanent
headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Wike
said Akpabio failed to confirm from the South-South Governors the
date that would be suitable for them.

None of the South-South governors attended the event, which
occurred a day after Akpabio blasted them for demanding an
inauguration of the board of the NDDC.

But Wike said: “He (Akpabio) went and asked so-called
South-South militants that we should render account of N55trilion
naira. Where did he get the N55trilion from?

“If we got N55trn then he got N200trn. You came to commission a
project you can’t ask the governors when is suitable for them.
Later they said they boycotted the programme. Boycotted what?

“You promised you were going to partner with me when we were
doing the Eastern bypass but you ran away and now you are enjoying
it. Akpabio be careful.

“Don’t go and pay money to people to type propaganda against
governors. You will suffer for it at the end of the day.

“We know what Akpabio was doing as a Governor. He saw himself as
god then. Now he has the temerity to insult South-South governors.
We will meet one day. If he did well, why did he fail his
senatorial election?

“You will finish from Abuja and you will come here. When you
were begging governors to come and talk on your behalf. Now you are
fighting us. I will abuse you back at the appropriate time. I am
only making introduction today. What I will do be prepared.

“Now you have gone to look for trouble, I will give you trouble.
You will never sleep again. This is why Nigeria cannot move
forward. You ran to the other party for protection.

“The same party that say they are fighting corruption. You can
just say anything. Abuse governors. Don’t dare me”.

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has drawn the battle line with
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over the
latter’s recent verbal attack on South-South governors.

Wike threatened to deal with Akpabio if he dared speak
negatively about Rivers State, insisting that Akpabio had no
authority to talk about his state.

The Governor, who spoke on Friday when he inaugurated an office
complex his administration built for the Trade Union Congress (TUC)
in Port Harcourt, alleged Akpabio was behind a recent publication
by militant groups asking the South-South to account for N55trn
derivation money.

The new three-storey TUC building has a 500- seater auditorium,
conference room and fully furnished offices.

Wike said as a Governor, Akpabio carried himself like a god
wondering why he failed an ordinary senatorial election if he had
performed as a Governor.

Wike said: “It is unfortunate I read what the former governor of
Akwa Ibom State, Senator Akpabio said. I will tell him to talk
less. We will tell him that when he was the governor he was acting
like a king. There was money that time. The exchange rate was N150
per dollar. Today, it is N500 for a dollar.

“Akpabio had money but he had the temerity to ask South-South
governors what they are doing with 13 per cent derivation. Akpabio
should not talk to Rivers State at all. He has no such authority.
He is not qualified to talk to Rivers State.

“If he wants to talk he should concentrate in Akwa Ibom State or
else we teach him a lesson here. Akpabio should know that enough is
enough.

“If he should talk here I will teach him a lesson. I am not a
sycophant and I am not an inconsistent person. I don’t give a damn.
He cannot say he sees me in the villa.”

He added: “So, if he wants to talk let him concentrate on his
state not to venture again talk about Rivers. If he does it again,
he will regret. I am not one of those governors he can turn around.
I am not that kind of person. People should say what they
practice.

“I will show you a video where the President said they should
come and learn from me what we are doing here. People forget they
just come out and talk any how”.

Referring to Thursday’s inauguration of the permanent
headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Wike
said Akpabio failed to confirm from the South-South Governors the
date that would be suitable for them.

None of the South-South governors attended the event, which
occurred a day after Akpabio blasted them for demanding an
inauguration of the board of the NDDC.

But Wike said: “He (Akpabio) went and asked so-called
South-South militants that we should render account of N55trilion
naira. Where did he get the N55trilion from?

“If we got N55trn then he got N200trn. You came to commission a
project you can’t ask the governors when is suitable for them.
Later they said they boycotted the programme. Boycotted what?

“You promised you were going to partner with me when we were
doing the Eastern bypass but you ran away and now you are enjoying
it. Akpabio be careful.

“Don’t go and pay money to people to type propaganda against
governors. You will suffer for it at the end of the day.

“We know what Akpabio was doing as a Governor. He saw himself as
god then. Now he has the temerity to insult South-South governors.
We will meet one day. If he did well, why did he fail his
senatorial election?

“You will finish from Abuja and you will come here. When you
were begging governors to come and talk on your behalf. Now you are
fighting us. I will abuse you back at the appropriate time. I am
only making introduction today. What I will do be prepared.

“Now you have gone to look for trouble, I will give you trouble.
You will never sleep again. This is why Nigeria cannot move
forward. You ran to the other party for protection.

“The same party that say they are fighting corruption. You can
just say anything. Abuse governors. Don’t dare me”.