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He’s playing vindictive politics – APC gov candidate

Posted By: Bisi Olaniyi,


Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has declared war against Sahara Group, the company co-founded by Rivers governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Tonye Cole.

Wike, through Commissioner for Information and Communications, Emma Okah, on Friday in Port Harcourt, announced termination of the sale of the state-owned power plants to subsidiaries of Sahara Energy Limited.

Cole, a billionaire businessman, who is a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) declared Wike a frustrated governor playing vindictive politics.

The Rivers APC governorship candidate, who spoke through the Director, Strategic Communications of his campaign organisation, Prince Tonye Princewill, said: “This is the vindictive nature of the politics we play today and the reason why many who can salvage our analog politics stay away.

“We have said it before that politics is too important to be left to politicians.

“So, the Tonye Coles of this world should have no fear. The old way is going and the old style politicians know it. My surprise is it took this long.

“I can only imagine Wike knows that Tonye Cole will be confirmed as his opponent, he can no longer hide his frustration. “What he fails to appreciate is that no serious businessman will want to do business with Rivers State.”

Okah stated the decisions and actions were part of the resolutions at Friday’s State Executive Council meeting, presided over by Wike at the Government House, Port- Harcourt.

He told reporters at the end of the meeting: “The Rivers State government has approved the termination of the share sale contract for the sale of 70 per cent equity of the state government-owned power generation assets held by First Independent Power Limited in Omoku, Afam, Trans-Amadi and Eleme Gas Turbines to NG Power-HPS Limited.

“The Rivers State government also terminated the concession of the Rivers and Bayelsa States’ owned Olympia Hotel (in old Government Reservation Area, near Government House, Port Harcourt) to Cenpropsaroten Hotel Management Limited.

“The Rivers State government further terminated the concession agreement between the Government of Rivers State and Kild Concession Limited, in respect of the construction of a toll road and secondary developments in Abonnema Wharf, Port Harcourt.

“The three companies that had their contracts/concessions terminated are subsidiaries of Sahara Energy Limited, used by the immediate past Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to acquire state assets.”

Okah also stated that the Rivers government arrived at the resolutions, in line with the yet-to-be implemented recommendations of the white paper on the report of the judicial commission of inquiry on the investigation of the administration of Amaechi, now Transportation Minister, on the sale of valued assets of Rivers state and other related matters under the chairmanship of Justice George Omereji.

Information commissioner added the government directed the Attorney-General to take further steps as contained in the white paper.

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lalasticlala, mynd44

Well to be perfectly honest, this is just my opinion, without offending anyone who might think differently. From my point of view, looking at this with a different perspective and without condemning anyone's view's or by trying to objectify them, while considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestyly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say

Buhari did the same thing to Intels because of Atiku so this is okay

The governor has done very well by recovering Rivers state assets sold by the former governor to his friends and cronies.



Rivers state assets are for Rivers people and not for some godfather to be sharing to his friends.

FarahAideed:
Buhari did the same thing to Intels because of Atiku so this is okay

Wawa Dan Wahala, when other states being controlled by the APC and the Federal govt retaliate now, you will be the first to litter every thread abusing Buhari..

Whenever I read things like this, my support for baba is stretched to its limits. I mean, baba is toooooooo darn soft on the opposition!

Why he's pampering these criminals who tend to get emboldened by every act of his leniency beat me.

Tinubu's newspaper again!
Fake news outlet.

Did they say Tonye is a "pastor"?
Abeg we will not let anyone decieve us with religion again. The current pastor in politics has been snapping pictures with strippers and buying up votes across the country.

FarahAideed:
Buhari did the same thing to Intels because of Atiku so this is okay

Wrong assertion,Bola Tinubu of Apc has more shares in INTELS than atiku,wike is a drowning man,most of the people around him,even wike himself once upon a time have been benefactors from the Cole Family.

Nyesom Wike a villager,your end is close and you know it,no mama peace and Jona will save you.

That's the game! U do anyhow,U see anyhow!! Rubbish!!

SOFTDRINK:
The governor has done very well by recovering Rivers state assets sold by the former governor to his friends and cronies.



Rivers state assets are for Rivers people and not for some godfather to be sharing to his friends.

Was wikee not part of the Government?was it not amaechi's paddy paddy government that sent wike to abuja to become a junior minister for education?what of the assets Peter Odili's administration blatantly stole,were they also retrieved?

Corrinthians:
Whenever I read things like this, my support for baba is stretched to its limits. I mean, baba is toooooooo darn soft on the opposition!

Why he's pampering these criminals who tend to get emboldened by every act of his leniency beat me.

Respect for the rule of law,democracy.

Wike always very immature

Good move from Governor Wike.

So those of you beefing the governor would allow your state assets to be sold to a few friends if you are to be the governor of your state?

And the Tony Cole sef them say na billionaire. Is that how you make your billions by stealing state assets using your friends/accomplices in government?

Rubbish black man thinking. There is a reason why the state owns those assets to give the citizens a better quality of life, but no, your greedy thieving conscience will not let you see people reap those benefits.

Even the former governor Amaechi is involved in this thievery.

WIKE another tout. Have you all heard him even speak?

FarahAideed:
Buhari did the same thing to Intels because of Atiku so this is okay

U see yourself?
U just confirmed to me that most of you typing in this section, both those supporting APC/PDP don't really know what it takes to run a growing economy.

Because Buhari (a failure) did his, you are supporting this move abi?

If it was done by one of the APC governors now u would have said another thing.

SMH...so many hypocrites all over this forum.

kingkakaone:
U see yourself?
U just confirmed to me that most of you typing in this section, both those supporting APC/PDP don't really know what it takes to run a growing economy.

Because Buhari (a failure) did his, you are supporting this move abi?

If it was done by one of the APC governors now u would have said another thing.

SMH...so many hypocrites all over this forum.

Anything to send Buhari packing is welcome for now ..when Buhari leaves we will all have sense them ok

Omeokachie:
Tinubu's newspaper again!
Fake news outlet.

Did they say Tonye is a "pastor"?
Abeg we will not let anyone decieve us with religion again. The current pastor in politics has been snapping pictures with strippers and buying up votes across the country.

It is very obvious that you are obsessed with Tinubu and it is not good for your health.
You may develop BP because of him if you don't stop this obsession of yours.
If you don't talk about Tinubu in a day will you die?


Wait o, it is evident from your name that you are not from the West but you are always talking against Tinubu which is something that makes me curious about this your personal vendetta from such a far side from his.

Did Tinubu stole your girlfriend?

FarahAideed:
Anything to send Buhari packing is welcome for now ..when Buhari leaves we will all have sense them ok

This must be the silliest of all excuses.
You don't have to lose your sanity in order to do the right thing.

When you start practicing madness just to defeat a mad man, u are worse than him.

You don't have to become a killer to catch a killer.

Most of you don't know what you are doing to yourself, you are hurting and changing yourselves because of someone.
SMH.

Wike is a dunderhead