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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Amid the ongoing political cold war in Rivers State, the former National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, has fired back at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.<\/p>\n

Wike had, at a media parley, in Abuja, on Tuesday, described Secondus, Sen George Sekibo and other PDP leaders in Rivers State as \u201cexpired politicians and buccaneers\u201d for their support for Fubara, with whom he was engaged in a political feud.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, reacting in a statement on Wednesday, Secondus, through his media adviser, Ike Abonyi, in Abuja, said Wike\u2019s performance at the media engagement was an exhibition of \u201chis well-known trait of being economical with the truth, harbinger of half-truths and a mastermind of outright falsehoods just to hoodwink unsuspecting members of the public to believe his brew by playing to the gallery and drawing some unwarranted applause and attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Secondus further described Wike, his former political ally as, \u201ca showman noted for his double-speak, twisting of facts to score some cheap political points, and someone who stands the truth on its head.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also referred to Wike\u2019s utterances during the Abuja parley as \u201cappalling and rather unfortunate, more so (when) he characterized our revered political leaders of Rivers State, casting them in bad light by referring to them as transactional politicians, political vampires, and political buccaneers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Amid the ongoing political cold war in Rivers State, the former National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, has fired back at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. 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