According to the report from the Punch, an Elder statesman and National Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark claimed that Wike later brought seven individuals to meet with Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje in Abuja, which led to the formation of a caretaker committee.
He argued that Okocha's involvement in this situation revealed his intention to separate himself from Amaechi.
He stated that the political turmoil in Rivers State can be attributed to the actions of these individuals, including Wike, who allegedly recruited Okocha to challenge Amaechi.
He believed that Wike is manipulating Fubara, the current Rivers State Governor, for his own political interests.
He said, "Wike later took seven of them to see (Dr Abdullahi) Ganduje in Abuja. They formed a (caretaker) committee, and today, he is the chairman of Rivers State APC. So, it was obvious from the start that Okocha didn’t want to be with Amaechi again.
These are the people scattering Rivers State. As I said before, there is an existing APC executive in Rivers State, why are they not using it? Why would Wike recruit Okocha? It was because he was looking for somebody who could fight Amaechi for him. So, Wike cannot eat his cake and have it. He is the one using Fubara."