They want to assassinate me for calling for Ayu’s resignation – Gov. Wike

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said that his life is at threat for calling for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu.

Wike has alleged that his life is at threat for insisting that the National Chairman of the party to tender his resignation.

He made this revelation while inaugurating the Akpabu-Itu-Umudiogha road in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state yesterday.

Wike has revealed that he is not mandating Atiku to relinquish his presidential ticket.

Wike said: “When I see some people running around and talking rubbish, they forget history easily. Today, we are not saying the presidential candidate should relinquish his ticket. We are not being selfish.

“We are only saying since you are now the presidential candidate, let our people take chairmanship and they say they will kill me. Is it possible?”

He added that some people he referred to as rent-seekers in his state were following Atiku around, with the hope that they would be made ministers.

“When you see some rent seekers from here going around saying they will give me minister of finance, they will give me governor of Central Bank, you haven’t killed an animal and you are saying women, don’t eat it. Kill the animal first to know whether women will eat or not.

“I don’t want that kind of promise. Give my people this one we are talking now. Give us the chairman so that things can move freely. They come and tell you stories,” he said.

The Informant247 learned that Governor Wike and the G-5 caucus have been calling for removal of the National Chairman of the party over biased zoning arrangement.

The group recently names The Integrity group has said a particular zone should not produce presidential flagbearer and the National Chairman of the party.