A public commentator and kinsman of Dr. Jonathan from Ogbia Local Government Area, Wisdom Ikuli, accused Wike of displaying the highest level of ingratitude with his statement.
Ikuli said Wike lacked the capacity to stop Nigerians if they decided to return Jonathan to power in 2023 on the platform of any party including the APC.
Ikuli said: “Inasmuch as I commend Governor Wike for the great work he is doing in Rivers State in terms of developmental projects, his utterances are becoming unlike a state executive governor
“The way he arrogates to himself the power of a contemporary emperor is unbecoming. Having said that, we should realise that governor Wike is just one person out of the 250 million Nigerians.
“Today over 75 per cent of Nigeria’s having seen what Goodluck Jonathan did during his presidency have realised that if he is not the best president he one of the best that has ruled the country.
“Despite what happened, during Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency, there was no ethnic group or section of this country that clamoured to secede or disintegrate because the country was not threatened.
“Who is Wike? Wike is just one person. He has just one vote. I am talking about 250 million citizens and over 75 per cent of the citizens of voting age are clamouring that Goodluck Jonathan must come back.
“Wike is the greatest ungrateful person. Who was Wike? Goodluck Jonathan brought Wike from nowhere and made him a minister of education and against all odds he became a governor.
“The riverine people were clamouring to govern Rivers state at that time. When you look at democratically in terms of population the riverine is more than the upland in number. It is ijaw people that made Wike governor.”
