RIVERS PDP IN DISARRAY: WIKE, SECONDUS, IBANI AT WAR OVER RERUN

As events unfold at the Rivers State Elections Petitions Tribunal giving strong indication that the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial election that brought Nyesom Wike to office as Governor would be annulled, high level scheming has seen the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, allegedly scheming to replace Wike with his younger cousin and immediate past Deputy Governor of the State, Tele Ikuru, at the rerun.

Former Rivers Dep Gov, Tele Ikuru, presenting 2015 guber election result to Nyesom Wike

Enigma Reports learnt from close family members that several events leading up to the emergence of Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani wer all focused on Andoni producing the next Governor of the State.

On his part, Wike, who has got wind of the plot, is on a warpath with the Andoni politicians and putting final touches to ousting Ibani as way of scuttling their plans. Secondus on the other hand, it was learnt has also threatened to crash the party in the State if Wike tampers with Ibani.

Reliable sources told Enigma Reports that the plot began with the last minute defection of Ikuru to the PDP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) which saw him going to sign the Final Result sheet of the election which by law renders the said document null and void thus truncating the election itself.

Ikuru in a tete-a-tete with Evans Bipi during the fracas at RSHA

With the realisation by Wike’s camp of the dastard act begun the cold war between Wike and Secondus with the former allegedly sponsoring the campaign to oust the national working committee of the party in order to render Secondus incapable of installing his “boy” as the next Governor of the State.

Informed sources within the party in the State say the plan was to undermine Wike by rendering the most important document that will validate his claim to the governorship seat invalid. Upon cancellation of the election and arrest of Wike by the anti-graft agencies for alleged fraud committed during his stint as Minister of Education or by the security agencies for electoral fraud, Ibani steps in as acting Governor and leader of the party in the State.

This would pave way for replacement of Wike with Tele Ikuru as flagbearer of the party in the rerun and subsequent emergence as elected Governor with Secondus as the godfather.

But apparently, Wike is not taking this lying low. He has perfected plans to oust Ibani as Speaker of the State House of Assembly. His henchmen are sourcing for a suitable replacement as at the time of filing this report. 



Ikuinyi-Awaji Ibani
Speaker, Rivers State House of assembly

Credible sources reveal that Secondus has issued a stern warning to Wike to stay off Ibani, threatening "Touch Ibani and I will sink this ship".

A source close to our correspondent has it that, the recent silence between the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is a fallout of the power tussle between them.  

Meanwhile, family sources disclose that former Deputy Governor, Ikuru has allegedly issued his own threat too, warning that any attempt at frustrating their plans will be met with counter offensive.

"We will make sure he does not finish intact. Apparently, he is poised but we are ready to play until the last whistle. We dare him (Governor Wike) to try it with us".