WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Rivers-based politician Dakuku Peterside on Wednesday publicly declared his political tribe in the oil-rich South-South state, saying he does not belong to the camp of the former governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Instead, Peterside, a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said he aligns with Wike’s predecessor and estranged former godfather Rotimi Amaechi. “I am a friend to Rotimi Amaechi,” the former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship hopeful said. “I am not on the side of Nyesom Wike,” Peterside submitted, adding that he is also not politically aligned with Governor Siminalayi Fubara. He, however, said he was ready to provide advice for the incumbent governor on how to move the state forward. “When Nyesom Wike was governor, recall that I was doing open letters to him consistently, giving him my advice. I did that for some time. If Governor Fubara seeks my advice, of course, I am willing to give that, like many governors,” he said.
I’m Amaechi’s friend, not on Wike’s side – Peterside
