Protest: Wike Didn’t Insult PDP, RSG Clarifies

The Rivers State Government has debunked reports in the social media that Governor Nyesom Wike insulted the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) for staging a protest against the removal of Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo State.
The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, made the clarification in a statement issued, yesterday, in Port Harcourt, saying that Wike was a strong pillar and loyal party man.
Nsirim said the authors of the fake news quoted the governor as saying that PDP has gone totally insane, noting that Wike has high regard for the party’s leadership and would never use such uncouth language against a party he laboured to build selflessly.
The statement reads, “The attention of the Rivers State Government has been drawn to news circulating in the social media that Governor Nyesom Wike insulted the leadership of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
“The authors of the fake news quoted the governor as saying that PDP has gone totally insane.
“Those who are close to the governor know that he has very high regards for the leadership of the PDP, and as an accomplished legal practitioner he will never use such an uncouth language to talk about a party he has laboured selflessly to build.
“Governor Wike never berated the PDP for staging a protest against the Supreme Court judgement that ousted Hon. Emeka Ihedioha from office. It is laughable that mischief makers think they can use fake news to whittle down the rising political profile of Governor Wike.
“We make bold to say that Governor Wike remains a strong pillar, committed and loyal party man, who should not be associated with a call to sack the National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus.”
The commissioner further said the ‘fake’ report is the handiwork of those he describe as mole within the party who are bent on discrediting a man who has given his all to a party that is dear to his heart.
“This is the handiwork of moles within the party who will stop at nothing to discredit a man who has given his all to a party he loves so dearly.
“We therefore urge members of the public to disregard the fake news circulating in the social media, because it has no iota of truth in it,” the statement said.

Dennis Naku