Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, did not tell him he intends to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Mr Obaseki met Wike on Sunday at Government House, Port Harcourt, 48 hours after being disqualified from contesting in the All Progressives Congress’ primary slated for June 22.
Wike told reporters on Monday that although the Edo governor was still holding talks to determine his stand, he would love to see him join the PDP.
He said: “Yes, he came to see me yesterday; both of us are South-South governors. We sat down and discussed issues, seek opinions and compared notes. He has not said he wants to come to PDP; he is meeting with us and holding discussions to determine, but I will be happy if he comes.”
Wike also knocked the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), alleging it has become ‘toothless’ under APC.
“Ordinary, I would not speak on it (Obaseki’s fate) but the NGF has become a toothless bulldog that can only bark and not bite. It is quite unfortunate that I belong to such a forum. Nobody seems to respect the governors’ forum again because we have given ourselves out,” he said.
“Obaseki is a member of the APC, I campaigned against him in 2016 but how can you say a sitting governor is being disqualified because some of his certificates are defective? He was presented by the National Chairman of APC when he was governor. I was watching a video where Adams Oshiomhole described him as a product of Nigeria’s premier university, who went to the US and came back with a master’s degree.”
