The Government of Imo state, has described Governor, Nyesom Wike as a colossal failure and a megalomaniac whose posturing has left Rivers State poorer in the last seven years.
The state commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon. Declan Emelumba, said Wike is a complete failure in governance and leadership and therefore unfit to assess his Imo counterpart, Hope Uzodinma.
According to him, it was unfortunate that the disunity in APC in Rivers State led to the emergence of Wike who struts the stage like a drunken emperor.
He stated that Wike in the last seven years has squandered the goodwill of the people while chasing shadows and meddling in the affairs of other states.
He also said Wike’s domineering attitude led to the defection of two governors to the All Progressives Congress, adding that more will follow in the following months.
Emelumba, who was reacting to a statement credited to Gov. Wike during a rally organized by the Imo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party that Gov. Uzodinma has failed and would be voted out of power, said it is the people of Imo state that would vote and not him.
He noted that, Uzodinma has been able to spread infrastructure in all the 27 local government areas of the state, unlike Wike whose discriminatory comments have destroyed Rivers State.
“The sheer quantum of roads done by Uzodimma in two years is a testament of his prodigious service delivery. He has empowered the youths. He has reactivated industries. He has brought back health institutions to live in. More than that, he has united Imo people and returned power to the people”, he said.
“Which PDP will take over Imo State? The fractured one that has been colonised by Wike which is now his appendage or which one? Hope Uzodinma’s sterling performance will win him re-election and not the fantasies of a confused man who is a celebrated failure”, he added.
