I’m taking him to court, Bode George reacts to Wike’s claim on Abuja property + Video
by Adenle Ahmed Abiola · The Eagle OnlineA chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has reacted to comments made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that he is the “father of corruption”, and that his Abuja residence was acquired with funds belonging to Rivers State.
The elder statesman accused the minister of crossing the line and described the claim as the outburst of a man who needs urgent psychiatric attention.
George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, gave the reaction during his appearance on TVC News on Wednesday night.
Recall that Wike, during a media chat in Abuja on Tuesday, had described George as the “father of corruption” and challenged him to explain the source of funds used to acquire the property.
He further disclosed that the elder statesman’s house in Abuja was funded with money from the Rivers State government.
Reacting on TVC News on Wednesday night, George denied the allegation and threatened to sue Wike.
He said he did not build the house but bought it from its original owner, who he said was a retired civil servant.
“How would he have? What has he got to do with the price of milk? It’s my house. The agent got it for me.
“And the owner of the house was also a civil servant, retired. So what has he got to do with Rivers State? Am I from Rivers State? Is Rivers State a bank?” George said.
The PDP Board of Trustees member said it was beneath him to respond to Wike, whom he said was about the same age as his first child.
He, however, went ahead to fault the minister’s conduct, describing him as immature and unfit to hold office without proper guidance.
“I said to myself that that young man needs to be immediately taken to the psychiatric hospital. My house in Abuja was bought with funds from Rivers? How?
“I wasn’t the only one he was abusing. First of all, it’s an infra dig for me to respond to a child who is just about the same age as my first child,” George said.
He alleged that Wike’s estrangement from his own father should disqualify him from lecturing others on corruption.
“In Africa, if your biological father disowns you publicly, you know what that means. And you want me to respond to him? I’m so sorry, because I have met his family,
“I have met his wife, and he’s talking absolute rubbish. I didn’t even build the house. The house was built, I bought it,” he said.
George added that he would pursue legal action against the minister and called for his removal from public office.
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“I’m going to sue him to court for all the shenanigans, the thoughtlessness. And I’m sure he was high on something.
“It’s high time this guy in the villa should move away from him. He’s unadvised. You don’t need him,” he said.
Asked whether he could still work with Wike if the survival of the PDP demanded it, George said the minister had gone past redemption.
“How? He got to a point where he sunk himself,” he said.
The exchange is the latest in a running feud between the two PDP chieftains over the party’s leadership crisis.
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