‘You are a dictator’ – Gov. Umahi Blames Wike For Defection

<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;what-wike-said-about-umahi-defection-to-apc&sol;">Governor David Umahi<&sol;a> has called out Wike&comma; describing him as a dictator and reason for his defection to ruling APC&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that David Umahi in an interview with Arise TV&comma; revealed that Wike is single-handedly controlling the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party&comma; PDP&comma; autocratically which has made governors on the platform unhappy with him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In his words&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Wike must know he is a dictator&semi; he must know that one person cannot be called a crowd&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Wike must know that a lot of governors in the PDP are very sad with him&comma;” Umahi said in the interview&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Umahi&comma; Wike single-handedly made Secondus the PDP Chairman and tried to impose one of his own as the minority leader in the House of Representatives&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He must know that there is nothing that happens in the PDP without his authorization&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Umahi went further to warn Governor Wike not to clash with him because it will be dangerous&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He warned Wike to focus on the party and stop demonstrating dictatorship traits by attacking him for his decision&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Wike has called the PDP committee all kinds of unprintable names&comma; and I have asked Gov&period; Wike&comma; he is my friend&comma; and let’s not take on ourselves because it will be very dangerous&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Focus on the party&comma; the party does not belong to him and this is nothing personal but Wike is demonstrating the dictatorship tendencies in him by taking on me a fellow governor&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;