Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has blasted his Kano
state counterpart, Abdullahi Ganduje, for threatening to take
him to court over the reported demolition of Rainbow Town
Central Mosque in Trans-Amadi area of Port Harcourt,
Rivers State capital.
Wike received serious backlash during the week over
reported claims he demolished a mosque. He has since
denied the claim.
Ganduje in a statement released today, vowed to drag
Governor Wike to court over the alleged demolition of the
mosque. Read here .
Reacting to Ganduje's threat, Governor Wike in a statement
released by his media aide, Simeon Nwakaudu, said the
Kano state governor should be reminded that he, Wike, is
not a dollar bill Ganduje can pocket'' sheepishly and
recklessly''.
Ganduje was involved in a bribery scandal last year after
footage of him purportedly receiving wads of dollar bills
from contractors in his state surfaced online.
Read Governor Wike's statement below
It beats my imagination that Kano State Governor,
Abdulahi Umar Ganduje is still in the habit of
making irresponsible comments about Rivers State.
Up till now, Ganduje is yet to realise that Governor
Wike is not dollars that he can pocket recklessly
and sheepishly.
I saw a statement released by Abdulahi Umar
Ganduje. He said that he will sue Governor Wike
over the falsehood that a Mosque was demolished
in Port Harcourt. For the umpteenth time, no
Mosque was demolished by Governor Wike. No
Mosque was demolished by the Rivers State
Government.
The story was a fabrication by one Alhaji Tobacco.
The fabrication was orchestrated by Daily Trust and
The Nation Newspapers for obvious mischievous
political reasons. These baseless press releases
confirm the ugly plot.
Several journalists and civil society groups have
visited the disputed land and no traces of any
Mosque were found at the location. Governor Wike
personally led journalists to the disputed land and
the world saw that no Mosque existed there.
On Saturday, the Rivers State Islamic Leader/Vice
President General, Rivers State Council for Islamic
Affairs, Alhaji Nasir Uhor stated that there was no
physical structure of a Mosque at the disputed land
at Rainbow Town in Port Harcourt. He said the
insinuation that any structure was at that location
was not true. He also admitted that a Rivers State
High Court confirmed that the disputed land
belongs to the Rivers State Government.
Suit Number PHC/986/2012 between Registered
Trustees of Trans-Amadi Mosque, Port Harcourt
(Claimant) and the Commissioner, Ministry of
Urban Development and Physical Planning, Rivers
State, the Governor of Rivers State and the
Attorney General of Rivers State (Defendants) was
resolved by Justice G.O. Omereji on Tuesday, 27th
November, 2018. This matter pre-dated Governor
Wike.
Justice Omereji of the Rivers State High Court held
that: "The defendants have in Exhibits J, J1 and J2
inclusive of Exhibit K, which is the Certificate of
Title, established that the land, the subject matter
of this suit, was acquired in 1959 by the
Government.
"My humble opinion is that the claimants have not
established that they have better title to the land,
the subject matter of this suit and they have not
established that at the material time they were in
possession and that the defendants do not have
better title to the land".
The Court further ruled that the claimants had no
approval to build on the disputed land.
The entire world is aware of the above facts.
Nobody has circulated any photographs or videos
of the said Mosque that Ganduje and other APC
Chieftains are harping on. They merely want to use
a non-existent Mosque story to score ugly political
points.
Pray, what redress would Ganduje be seeking in
court when he sues Governor Wike? Would Ganduje
tell the court to relegate the Rivers State Ministry of
Urban Development and Physical Planning and
enthrone its Kano State Counterpart? Would
Ganduje be asking the Court to hand over
jurisdiction to Kano State High Court?
Under the Land Use Act, the governor is
responsible for allocation of land in all urban areas
to individuals' resident in the state or to
organizations for residential, agricultural,
commercial and other purposes . Perhaps, Ganduje
would be telling the Court to deny the Rivers State
Governor of such powers, while he retains same
powers under the Land Use Act in Kano State.
The Press Statement attributed to Ganduje is a
confirmation that this country is at its lowest point.
This is the worst form of administrative ignorance.
As a Governor with a bruised ego, Ganduje thinks
that this religious falsehood would afford him a
backdoor entry into the national good book. Sadly,
he has exposed himself as a terribly ignorant leader
who basks in baseless claims.
The disputed land is already before the court, as
the Registered Trustees of Trans-Amadi Mosque,
Port Harcourt (Claimant) sued the Rivers State
Government in 2012. Having lost at the Court of
First instance, these trustees have appealed the
judgment.
GANDOLLARS MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN
On December 8, 2016 , Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, as
Chairman of the Rivers State APC Election Rerun
Campaign Committee, threatened violence on
Rivers people at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium.
Alongside several APC Governors, Ganduje Ganduje
called on APC Thugs to unleash mayhem on Rivers
electorate for the purpose of rigging the rerun
elections. He claimed that the aim was to ensure
that the APC took control of the House of
Assembly for the purpose of impeaching Governor
Wike.
The APC Federal Government deployed 57,000
security personnel, billions of naira, millions of
dollars, Jet Fighters and Gunboats for the rerun
elections. Rivers people stood with Governor Wike
and the APC was roundly defeated. Rivers people
rejected the plot to pocket Governor Wike by the
APC rigging machine.
GOVERNOR WIKE IS NOT DOLLARS
Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, a man who enjoys bribery
and falsehood, must realise that Governor Governor
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike is not dollars that he pockets
with ridiculous abandon. Governor Wike is a lover
of the rule of law, due process, religious tolerance
and peaceful co-existence. He cannot be
intimidated by the illiterate threat of lawsuit from a
man of low moral standing.
Gandollars, sorry, Ganduje is still talking because he
thinks that Nigerians have forgotten about his
crime against his people.
Picture: Dec 8, 2016 , Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, as
Chairman of the Rivers State APC Election Rerun
Campaign Committee


https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/8/i-am-not-dollars-that-you-can-pocket-recklessly-and-sheepishly-gov-wike-replies-ganduje.html

LOL.. Wike is savage! meanwhile, Buhari should remember he took an OATH & understand that God created Male & Female - Sarah Jubril

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6HDXj92UT0

That's a gbas gbos gbos!!!

Wike is verbally wicked.

Now he is showing the man in him.

Abi o! It's only in this country that a confirmed thief who should be in jail will be claiming moral superiority.

Born2Breed:


That's a gbas gbos gbos!!!

Wike is verbally wicked.

Now he is showing the man in him.

Finish him



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Fatality...

Wike saibot wins

Lovely response from wike tto umar gandollar

Who off light?

Era mi Egba mi...o
I'm not a Yahoo boy.

KidsNEXTdoor:
Finish him



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Fatality...

Wike saibot wins

Fatality for noob saibot will be to hold block, down, down, up, run

Last last bloggers are using this fake news to promote their website, it's very unfair.

Daily trust started this fake news.

fiizznation:
This wike is not very smart I guess. Well maybe he thinks he will remain in power forever when everything will eventually finish in the next three years. Petitions have already been written against him, many serious people I know have also written numerous petitions against him. It will only be a matter of time.

Sure I know nothing will happen between now to 2023. Anyway wike should just pray he remains the Rivers state governor forever, that's if is possible.

Where you dey get your news from, hope it's not DailyTrust

Show us the mosque you claim wike destroyed.