Wike mocks Lamido for being foreign affairs minister with pry school cert, pushing son for gov

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has revealed his meetings in London with the three major presidential candidates and former President Olusegun Obasanjo is in the interest of Nigerians, adding Nigeria can’t go on with just religious and ethnic identity.

Wike spoke with journalists at the Port Harcourt International Airport when he returned from the United Kingdom on Friday, along with his team, including Gov. Samuel Ortom and Okezie Ikpeazu

The Rivers governor was however still angry with certain elements in his PDP, especially two-term former Gov Sule Lamido of Jigawa who blasted Wike days ago, according to a National Daily report.

According to the Rivers governor, leadership should be about the collective interest and not people’s selfish interest, describing as unfortunate situations whereby a governor who served for eight years would want to be succeeded by his son.

“It’s only in this part of the world that you can see that,” he said.

Lamido’s son emerged the PDP guber candidate for the 2023 election.

He said competence should be elevated above ethnic and religious sentiments.

“We are in a country where someone with a primary school certificate can be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. That tells you how bad this country has become,” Wike added.

Lamido was appointed foreign affairs minister under Obasanjo then.

“The only identity they have in this country is religion and ethnicity, nothing more. It’s either I’m a Christian or I’m a Muslim. I’m a Fulani or I’m an Igbo. Nigeria cannot move forward except they think it will be them. That is where we are.”.