Dele Momodu, an ally of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 and 2023 elections, has alleged that Nyesom Wike is fighting Governor Siminalayi Fubara over the treasury of Rivers state.

Rivers is an oil-rich state in Nigeria's south-south region.

Speaking in an interview on Channels Television's 'Politics Today' on Thursday night, May 2, Momodu said:

“President Tinubu has Wike (FCT minister) in Rivers. They want him (Wike) also to get hold of the state to not only give them votes, but a structure of money, structure of having direct access to the treasury.

"Rivers state plays an important role in the election in Nigeria.”

Reports indicate that the political feud between Nyesom Wike and Fubara had divided the state legislature into two.

Tinubu brokered a peace deal to halt the rift, but the quarrel has still not ended.

Wike is not just locked in a fierce political battle with Fubara, he is also feuding with his party, the PDP, and Atiku.

Watch Momodu's interview below:

There are Judases within the PDP hellbent on making it crumble, says PDP chieftain Dele Momodu.#CTVTweets#PoliticsToday pic.twitter.com/9QkyWVwgB9

— Channels Television (@channelstv) May 2, 2024