A
new audio has been leaked online showing the moment Governors Wike and
Fayose mocked the Nigerian army in a telephone conversation.
SaharaReporters has obtained an exclusive audio of a telephone
conversation between Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his
counterpart in Ekiti State, Governor Ayodele Fayose, in which both men
discussed Mr. Wike’s sharp maneuvers during the December 10, 2016 rerun
of legislative elections in Rivers State.
In the leaked telephone conversation, the two governors can be
heard having an excited conversation about how Mr. Wike stormed a
collation center during the election. The tone of the exchanges makes it
clear that Mr. Wike’s aim was to manipulate the results of the
elections in favor of his candidates. In a tone that shows how he
outmanouvred the Nigerian Army, Wike declares in the conversation that, "Nigeria Army does not exist again."
A previous telephone conversation obtained and released by
SaharaReporters had exposed Mr. Wike discussing the bribe he gave to
unscrupulous officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) who consented to help rig the elections in the state.
Governor Wike’s aides initially denied the authenticity of the
scandalous audiotape. However, as it became undeniable that the voice
belonged to him, the governor sought to deflect public attention by
setting up a panel ostensibly to probe the cause, source and nature of
widespread violence that marked the national and state legislative
elections in the state. Mr. Wike also set up his probe after the
Nigerian police had composed a panel charged with examining issues
arising from the rerun elections. Those issues include establishing the
authenticity or otherwise of leaked telephone conversations in which the
governor discussed his payment to electoral officials.
The latest leaked audio of a conversation that came in the wake of
the election demonstrates the personal and political closeness between
Governors Fayose and Wike.
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