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PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike says he owes his rising political career to Justice Mary Odili whose timely intervention saved him from being displaced in his 2004 second term bid as Chairman of Obio – Akpor Local Government, Rivers state.

Wike, at Sunday’s thanksgiving in Port Harcourt to mark Justice Odili’s 70th birthday and retirement as Justice of the Supreme Court, narrated his cry to the former Rivers First Lady when his name was not listed among aspirants cleared to contest local government chairmanship at the time.

Speaking during the event held at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Chaplaincy, Catholic Institute of West Africa, (CIWA) in Port Harcourt, the governor noted that the manner Justice Mary Odili presented the matter got her husband, then Governor Peter Odili, to act on it immediately.

He said, first, Dr Peter Odili invited the then Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party chairman, Uche Secondus, to confirm the observation and thereafter put a call across to then National Secretary of the PDP, Chief Vincent Ogbulafor.

He relived that, “That time in 2004, the husband was the governor, so she was going to Bori Camp for women empowerment scheme. I was to run for second tenure as chairman of my local government (Obio-Akpor).

“Now, they were having lunch with her husband and the former State party chairman then, Prince Uche Secondus. And, I was told that my name had been removed in the list. So, I ran down to Government House.

“She had finished her own lunch, left her husband and was entering the vehicle. I said mummy I’m finished. She asked what happened, I said they’ve removed my name.

“She ran back straight to her husband and informed him. Her husband asked who removed his name. At that time, Secondus had left. The husband then called the security at the gate, they stopped Secondus and ask him to come back.”

He further added: “That was how I went back as second term chairman. For me, I can’t talk about my growth without mentioning her. If she was not around that day, to see the governor, you know is not an easy thing.

“Her being around that particular day saved my career in politics. And so that was how I grew from there to become what I am today.”

On the retirement after 44 years of public service, Wike pointed that a vital lesson of life he has learnt from Justice Odili is the determination to build capacity to be successful in one’s career while not ignoring giving requisite attention to the family.

He added, “I have never seen somebody so comionate, very caring. The moment you’re around her husband, she takes care of you. She sees you as her husband’s person and will always relate with you. Some of us are direct beneficiaries of her care through our relationship with the husband.”

Justice Odili, in turn, expressed joy in the privilege to have Wike as a sitting governor, doing a vote of thanks in her honour.

“The good Lord knows that Peter and I don’t know how to properly thank God. Our journey in life has been such that the good Lord has always been there. There has been challenges no doubt, but the good Lord did not promise us that we will not have challenges, tribulations or difficulties. But the Lord has always stood by us and made us prevail in all those trials and tribulations.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/how-justice-odili-saved-my-political-career-wike/

tope777:
The Odili's rescued my political career. When I wanted to run for second term as Chairman of council, they removed my name and I ran to Government house.

When I got there, I saw his wife, and I said ma, I'm finished and she said what happened, I told they her they removed my name for second term. Immediately she took me to Dr Peter Odili, the then Governor of Rivers State.

Odili called Secondus, who was the State party Chairman then. He was just leaving Government house and he ordered him to return and he did, and my name was reinstated.

Sir, if I ever make you cry, may I not have peace.

~Chief Nyesom Wike on Sir Dr Peter Odili.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/how-justice-odili-saved-my-political-career-wike/

Interesting

Wike is a mad dog
Na Tinubu tape go sweet
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Politics is tainted with betrayal and backstabbing.

Indeed it takes more than courage to navigate the shark infested water

tope777:
The Odili's rescued my political career. When I wanted to run for second term as Chairman of council, they removed my name and I ran to Government house.

When I got there, I saw his wife, and I said ma, I'm finished and she said what happened, I told they her they removed my name for second term. Immediately she took me to Dr Peter Odili, the then Governor of Rivers State.

Odili called Secondus, who was the State party Chairman then. He was just leaving Government house and he ordered him to return and he did, and my name was reinstated.

Sir, if I ever make you cry, may I not have peace.

~Chief Nyesom Wike on Sir Dr Peter Odili.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/how-justice-odili-saved-my-political-career-wike/

Odili should have kept his big mouth shut. HE Nyesom Wike has the constitutional rights to change his mind.

Kewtt:


Odili should have kept his big mouth shut. HE Nyesom Wike has the constitutional rights to change his mind.

Oya go and shut his mouth up for him, proud suffering and pretending Wike's er.

Wike pronounced curse upon himself and obviously since May 29 2023, he had not known peace and it is even getting worse. Wike the headless chicken.

The last sentence is huge

hakeemhakeem:
The last sentence is huge

..and that's exactly what is happening to him now.

Yet Nyesom Wike in his whisky croaked voice is saying Peter Odili has no bearing on his political rise to stardom. Political backstabbing is real. However nemesis is always never far from them.

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Did he make him cry? Odili opened this door with his unending treachery.

vanitybutiwanti:
To you buffons everybody is suffering? When you can't counter superior arguments, you resort to broke shaming, if we do an independent investigation, that guy may be richer than your father. Was wike not on his own when greedy odili attacked him? Is odili the only elder eating from sims Table? Have you heard Mbata attack wike? Have you heard wike speak against Mbata for no reason? Why can't Odili eat and shut the Bleep up?

Point of correction No Tinubu ers are richer than me in anyway and any means you can check it

How can you sale your conscience and a drug dealer criminal if you are comfortable?

It's not possible abeg.

Wike is an idiot

If tinubu falls in 2027 wike is done for

Wike is an ingrate to be saying nonsense about his helper of destiny

Wike is bullying Odili because the Odilis can’t talk about the favors they did for Wike publicly.
How would they tell the world how Mrs Odili used
the corrupt judiciary to perpetuate Wike in office in 2015.
We won’t forget wicked Wike and Rivers of blood in a hurry .

Nigeria is never going to succeed .
End Nigeria to save lives .

Wike, the man with the Midas touch

Chaiii.....if only Secondus knew the helpless Wike he helped would be the one to eventually remove him as PDP Secretary!
Wike don lay curse upon himself o.
His own do be be dat

give n takre yi po

tope777:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/how-justice-odili-saved-my-political-career-wike/

Following

By this time, Wike was attacking APC and BUHARI and he was a very big enemy to Yoruba people ing Tinubu now.

Is God not wonderful?


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Ungrateful wike

Wike made allegations against peter odili let him come out and deny them so that the public can be the judge.Peter Odili initially said Wike wanted to rivers to his personal estate,he responded with facts that most of us outside rivers never knew before.I nv knew odili's was a serving commissioner untill 2days ago.

Wike have betrayed everyone that helped him climbed the politics

Wike clearly got intoxicated with power and corrupted himself like Lucifer