President Buhari Replies Wike on Assassination Allegations

The Presidency has played down reports of a subterranean plan by the opposition elements to assassinate Governor Nyesom Wike. 

 

Nyesom Wike

 

President Muhammadu Buhari through his media aide has responded to grave allegations of an assassination attempt on the embattled Governor Nyesom Wike through the planting of an explosive device on his plane.

 

Rumours have linked President Muhammadu Buhari and other All Progressives Congress members currently at loggerheads with the governor with the plot.

 

Responding to Governor Nyesom Wike’s allegation, Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, simply said: “The President will not descend to Wike’s level. He is the President of Nigeria.”

 

Similarly while the Police in the state said they were not aware of the plot, APC in the state said the governor was being hunted by his past.

 

According to the state Police spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, the allegation had not been brought to the attention of the command.

 

He is hunted by his past - APC

 

On its part, APC, through its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Chris Finebone, said the governor was merely frightened by his past, saying: “The APC believes that Governor Nyesom Wike’s utterances today, (yesterday) at his party’s event in Port Harcourt remains typically symptomatic of someone caught committing a heinous crime who has become confused and decides to pour dirt on anyone in sight. Governor Wike’s accusation that APC is planning to bomb his plane simply underscores the extent to which the governor has become hysterically frightened by his own shadow and his past iniquities.

“It is unfortunate that Governor Wike has become helpless in dealing with the outcome of his past actions but constantly suffering psychological relapses. However, it is unfortunate that for want of credible defence of the many serious accusations against him, Governor Wike is resorting to releasing wild accusations against the APC to mask his helplessness.

The APC simply takes pity on the condition of the governor and honestly prays he gets help very quickly before his situation gets out of hand.”