Governor Wike is an attention seeker — Dino Melaye

The Kogi State governorship candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Dino Melaye, has again called out the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.

The former Kogi West Senator on Wednesday April 19, 2023 described the Governor as an attention seeker.

He said the Rivers State Governor has granted media interview more than any other office holder in the world.

The former federal lawmaker said the number one citizen of Rivers State likes to make newspapers’ headlines and be talked about all the time.

Melaye said, “Wike is an attention seeker. He wants to be talked about in the news at all times.

“He has granted live coverage more than any other public officer in the world. He wants to do the ground-breaking of a project, he goes live. He wants to do foundation, he goes live, one single project five, six people will come and you create ceremonies and waste the taxpayers’ money of Rivers State.”

I won’t give Gov. Wike my kidney, liver because he gave me his private jet — Dino Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye has said that Governor Nyesom Wike gave him his private jet in the past because he had belief in his capacity to become Kogi State Governor.

He said Governor Wike supported his political ambition in the past because he believed he was good enough to be the Governor of his state.

He said even though Wike supported his political ambition, he (Melaye) has no obligation to reciprocate the gesture by supporting Wike’s political ambition.

The former federal lawmaker said, “I want to tell you [Wike] that you supported me, doesn’t mean that you would ask for my liver and kidney. I will not give it and let me say that Wike himself has always been supported and he owes PDP a lot and anything he is doing for any individual in PDP is like giving back for what PDP has done for him.”

He said Governor Wike is fond of bragging about what he has done for others in past, not considering the fact he also enjoy assistance of other people.

“For example, he gave N50 million to the family of a late respected traditional ruler in Port Harcourt. He came to a national TV to announce that he gave N50m to that respected Nigerian, a former minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a respected traditional ruler.

“You don’t do things like that. In fact, the holy book said whatever you do with your right hand, the left hand should not even know. So the truth of the matter is that God can assist you through anybody. But because I refused to support his presidential ambition. When he was helping me, I was qualified, when he was helping me, he felt I had the qualities and credibility to be a governor and that is why he invested his money in me and that is why he gave me his private jet,” he added.

As earlier reported by The Informant247, Governor Wike on Tuesday April 11, 2023 said Senator Dino Melaye lacks the capacity to lead a state as a governor.

He explained that Melaye cannot defeat other governorship candidates if he wins the ticket on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party PDP.

He said Melaye will lose the state governorship election which is to take place, November 11 if given the ticket.

“When you give Dino that ticket you know he won’t win in Kogi state,” he said.

“You’re talking about governance of a state, we are not talking about drama.

“Dino does not have what it takes. What is he going to do? Why would Kogi people say they will vote for Dino? Are we joking?

“He does not have what it takes to be a governor at all. It is not about coming to act drama on television.”

Wike said : “Elections will come like what they are going for now in Kogi state. Of course, you have seen what is going on — how lists have been changed to favour a particular candidate (whose candidacy) as far as I am concerned is dead on arrival,” he said.