Wike warns PDP not to toy with Rivers State

Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor, on Wednesday, sent a stern warning to his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from toying with the state in its interest.

Wike, who expressed disappointment over the conduct of the committee set up by the PDP to investigate the causes for the emergence of Ndudi Elumelu as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, described the committee as the most corrupt in the history of the major opposition party in Nigeria.

Wike, however, praised the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Opara, for withdrawing from the committee and not allowing himself to be entangled in its corrupt activities.

“The committee set up by the PDP on the illegal emergence of Ndudi Elumelu is the most corrupt committee ever set up by the party. We thank our worthy son, Austin Opara, for withdrawing from that committee, so that he is not entangled in the illegal activities of the tainted committee.

“We are warning PDP to be careful not to toy with Rivers State. The state has all it takes to withstand the PDP and fight the party to a standstill. Rivers governor is not one of those governors that anyone can cajole. He is not one of those governors that will kowtow to illicit activities,” he said.