Rivers State Governor, Barr, Nyesom Wike has taken a swipe at a Chieftain of the PDP and former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido that it is only in Nigeria someone with WAEC certificate can become a Minister of foreign affairs.
Wike, said this few days ago in reaction to Lamido’s comments about the crises rocking the PDP, during an interview on Channels Television.
According to Wike, religion and ethnicity are the only identity that such persons have and nothing more.
He said with the ongoing consultation with political leaders, such things will be in the past.
Part of his statement reads,
A man finishes eight years as a governor and now brings his own son to be governor too and [another son a member of] the National Assembly. It’s unfortunate for this country. And these are the people who say they are the leaders of this country. Leadership is not about you and your family. Leadership is about everybody. It only in this part of the world that you can see that.
“The only identity they have in this country is religion and ethnicity, nothing more. It’s either I’m a Christian or I’m a Moslem, I’m a Fulani or I’m an Igbo. Nigeria cannot move forward except they think it will be them. That’s where we are.
“We are in a country where someone with primary school certificate can be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. That tells you how bad this country has become.
“But with our consultation, all these will be a thing of the past. No amount of intimidation or blackmail will deter us. We are determined to right the wrong.”
