A statement by the Special Assistant to the governor on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said Wike spoke at the Egbeda community while flagging off the construction of the Akpabu-Egbeda-Omoku link road in the Emohua Local Government Area.
Wike said there is already so much political work to be done and such people, instead of embarking on ensuring political footwork, are delighting themselves in abusing leaders of the party.
Such behaviour, the governor noted, has dire political consequences “because they will pay in bitter tears when the reality of their political loss stares them in the face eventually.”
He added, “If anybody likes, say what you want to say; that I am working for so and so person, it’s their business, say that I am not working for so and so person, it’s their business.
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“That will not make me change my mind where we are heading to. Do you understand me? So, if they like, they can make speculation. After All, that is why the word speculation is there.
“Some of them who do not have 25 votes are busy abusing leaders. When you have finished abusing leaders (us), you will pay.”
Wike also stated that he and his team are already on ground, and in the political field talking to the people and soliciting their votes.
They are doing so, he insisted, because it is now well established that only those who bring development projects are qualified to reap the votes of the electorate.
“We are here talking to our people, they are there in radio stations and television houses. We are here talking to our people. When you are finished, by that time, it’ll be too late.”
The governor told the electorate to be bold to ask such politicians when they come to them, saying, “what did you bring for us? You come with an empty hand, you will go with an empty hand. You come with a project, we give you votes. You come with promises, we give you promises.”
He thanked the people of the Egbeda community for their support of his administration since 2015.
Wike informed them that he had long promised one of their sons, David Omereji, to bring democratic dividends to his community.
The Akpabu-Egbeda-Elele-Omoku link road being flagged off, he said, is one of such promises.
But he noted as sad that the former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, whose mother hails from the Egbeda community, would describe the project as not necessary and a waste of resources.
“You see, your mother is from here. You didn’t see it fit or necessary to do anything for your maternal home.
“Now that our mother is not from here, we are doing something to help your maternal home. You say it is unnecessary, it is a waste of resources.
“When you have a bad child, he is a bad child. If he is not a bad child, he should thank us for removing shame from his face. Since you don’t have Shame, I will add more things for your maternal home.”
