The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has hit out at Rivers State governor, Neysom Wike.
Atiku hurled insult at Wike by means of a statement his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shuaibu, released in response to the Rivers governor’s jest of the Abuja protest of the PDP leadership against the outcome of the poll led by the former vice president.
Wike had said that while the protesters went about protesting that morning, he was drinking a 40-year-old whiskey with friends.
“As they were protesting, I just sat down and took a 40-year whisky. I called some of my friends and opened the 40-year-old whiskey as they were protesting,” the G-5 leader said.
In a statement on Sunday, Shuaibu hit back at Wike, labelled him a drunkard and wondered why his wife’s work as a judge of Rivers High Court has no impact on his behaviour.
The remark in part; “Governor Wike has confirmed what we all know. That he is a drunkard. The protest that was led by Waziri Atiku Abubakar on Monday, March 6, 2023, was against the stealing of the mandate of the Nigerian people, which in itself was a noble cause.
“For the sake of clarity, the protest occurred around 11.30am. Governor Wike says he was drinking whisky during the protest at 11.30am on a Monday. This reveals the sort of man he is – a dipsomaniac who abandons his official duties on Monday morning to binge on whisky.
“This explains the reason for his coarse voice, which is similar to that of a motor park tout. It is obvious that Governor Wike also dances under the influence of alcohol. No wonder it is characterised by aesthetic vulgarity.
“It is a common rule that you do not drink and drive. Unfortunately, a drunkard is the one steering the wheel of governance in Rivers State. This is more disturbing because he is married to a judge. Indeed, the term, as sober as a judge, could not even rub off positively on the cantankerous governor.”
