I’ll by no means assist Uzodimma for Senate President – Wike vows

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he won’t ever assist Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, for Senate President.

Wike made the vow on Thursday throughout a media chat with choose journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.

He was talking on his battle with Uzodimma and his new political understanding with former Governor Rochas Okorocha, revealing that he supported Uzodimma for a second time period in workplace as governor in opposition to his personal get together man, Sam Anyanwu, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The minister defined that the battle began as a result of Uzodimma, as chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, led the opposition in opposition to his Rainbow Coalition.

DAILY POST reviews that the Rainbow Coalition is Wike’s cross-party motion to ship votes for President Bola Tinubu in 2027, whereas permitting members to nonetheless assist PDP candidates for Senate, House of Reps and Governorship.

“When you see Hope Uzodimma, ask him, when he was going for a second term, did I support him or not? I supported Uzodimma against the PDP candidate who was my national secretary, Sam Anyanwu. Rainbow Coalition has come to stay, and there is nothing anybody can do about it,” Wike stated.

Wike stated Uzodimma’s actual downside with the coalition is his ambition to develop into Senate President and accused the governor of planning to desert his governorship earlier than it ends in January 2028 to go to the Senate in 2027.

“This man’s office will expire in January 2028. Now, he wants to leave his office to run for the Senate. I will never support the character of Hope Uzodimma to be Senate President of Nigeria,” Wike stated.