•Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Saturday said God won’t give power to the “wicked” and those who will sell off Nigeria in a fraction of a second.
Governor Wike was reacting to a statement credited to Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Friday.
Okowa, who is the running mate to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, had a rally in Delta on Friday, said “it is only the power of God that can help us to win. So, whether the G5 said that they would work with APC or any other party, we will win.”
Reacting, Governor Wike while speaking on Saturday during the flag-off of the construction of the Ogbo-Ihugbodo road in Ahoada east LGA, Wike said the G-5 has the backing of God and that explains why the group continues to wax stronger.
He added that those behind that statement should understand that God doesn’t give power to the wicked and treacherous.
He said: “Don’t be treacherous in life because you want power. God will never give power to the wicked. Our hands are clean; we have not done anything wrong.
“All we are saying is, do things in a way all of us will have a sense of belonging; that all of us will believe that we are together. That is all we are saying. If saying so is wrong, then let it be to God. But we know that it is good as right takes, let left take also.
“We are alive today; we are where we are because of God. Nobody can even breathe air if not God, not to talk of holding position. So, nobody can tell us that it is only God. We know that it is only God that gives power.
“But our prayer is that God, don’t allow those who will sell off Nigeria to be in power. Our prayer is God, don’t allow anybody that people will have an agreement with, and in the next two minutes, the person will change’.
“Our prayer is that Almighty God will not allow those who will betray their brothers when they have agreed with their brothers to do something. God, may you never allow such people.”
READ ALSO:
- God, Not G-5 Governors Can Determine PDP’s Victory in 2023- Atiku’s Running Mate, Okowa
- Saudi Club Al-Nassr Signs Ronaldo for 200 Million Euros
- Barbara Walters: Trailblazing US News Anchor Dies Aged 93
“We can never play God because we know the role that God has played in our lives.”
The G5 has been at loggerheads with Atiku after the party’s presidential primary in May and has asked for the resignation of PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu for a southern replacement as a precondition to support Atiku’s decade-long ambition.
The G5 governors include Nyesome Wike(Rivers) Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia).