Despite the glamour that characterizes
the game of politics, it still has a bitter
side no doubt. This bitter side or better
put, are the pains and regrets that follow
losing the election. Of course, nobody
goes into any election to lose but one
thing is certain. There must be a loser no
matter the degree of optimism. While the
winner smiles home with victory, the loser
shies away like an accused sentenced for
a guilt never committed.
The winner however, is expected to be
magnanimous in victory while the loser
notwithstanding the pain of his loss is expected
to exhibit the spirit of sportsmanship since there
is always a second chance or another
opportunity.
It’s however regrettable that some persons
particularly, the 2015 governorship candidate of
the All Progressives Congress, APC, seem not to
understand this simple political theory. If he
does, he will not be as stupefied, extremely
embittered and seemingly berserk as he appears
to be since the January 27th Supreme Court
judgement that upheld the election of Governor
Nyesom Wike as a true reflection of the April 11,
2015 voting in the State.
Dakuku Peterside, perhaps, yet to recover from
the nightmare of occupying an office he has no
capacity to direct, an illusion placed on him by
no other than his godfather, an equally deluded
Chibuike Amaechi, without recourse to
commonsense has continued to castigate the
executive governor of the State, Chief Barr
Nyesom Wike, calling him all manner of names
as though we live in a lawless society.
It’s on record that Mr. Dakuku Peterside had
before now described Governor Wike as infantile,
insulting the Governor at the slightest
opportunity unrestrained and uncautioned. Same
Dakuku Peterside on Tuesday, February 09, 2016
at a press conference in APC State Secretariat
made rude denigrating allegations against the
person of the Governor and most regrettably,
putting words into the mouth of His Excellency
by recalling and quoting utterances which
according to him were those of Gov Wike.
There is no gainsaying the fact that the only
reason for all this is to incite the innocent
admirers and supporters of the people’s governor
including the presidency and no few members of
the APC who are impressed with Wike’s
marvelous developmental strives in so short a
time against him. It’s also shocking that Dakuku
Peterside who had earlier applauded the Nigerian
judiciary as worthy of its name, respect and
pride of place accorded it is now castigating the
Supreme Court as parading conscienceless
people who trade on justice for monetary gains
(see his press statement at the conference).
Dakuku Peterside whose moral bankruptcy is
common knowledge in the State with
unmentionable nauseating recent past also has
the effrontery to insult and despise the former
State Governor (Golden) Sir Dr. Peter Odili and
his wife, Honourable Justice Mary Odili of the
Supreme Court. Exposing his shallow-
mindedness, Mr Dakuku Peterside could not
remember when he boasted on January 7, 2016,
20 days before the Supreme Court Judgment
that there would be a tsunami in the State very
soon, over the Supreme Court expected
judgment, while celebrating the nullification of
some PDP members of the National Assembly
and the order for re-run elections for those
offices perhaps, thinking same fate will befall
Gov Wike. This is most unfortunate.
We have feigned ignorance of Dakuku Peterside’s
ranting, disrespect for constituted authorities and
unbridled lawlessness simply because we
thought he was yet to recover from the shock of
having been deceived by Chibuike Rotimi
Amaechi, who used him to create the impression
that APC was alive in the State and on account
of which he was rewarded with an underserved
appointment as a minister. But it has been
established that Dakuku Peterside is hell-bent on
causing disaffection and crisis in the State by
trading on outright lies, propaganda and
blackmail.
This is dangerous politicking. We therefore want
to warn this political neophyte, Dakuku Peterside
to caution himself, tread softly on the path of
respect for the rule of law, civility and rectitude
or be treated like a tout and political jobber he
is. Even if, without conceding, Governor Wike
had described election riggers as common
criminals that deserve no better treatment than
other criminals, what is wrong with that honest
statement except if Dakuku Peterside is one and
rather than be handled as a criminal wishes to
be applauded and pampered like a king but God
forbid.
He is therefore warned for the last time to show
some decorum and stop insulting the office of
the Governor as the PDP and the authorities will
not and cannot continue to watch him despise
the sacrosanctity of that office. A word, they say
is enough for the wise.
Signed:
Jerry Needam
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity
To the Rivers PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah
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