However, many saw that election as if it was between two individuals who, coincidentally, were not actually on the ballot – Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, and of the PDP, and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, of the APC.
While Oshiomhole’s warlike brand of politics could be traced to his involvement in organised labour, that of Wike could be said to be home-brewed, as his past experiences all centre on Rivers State politics. The GDI coalesced into a powerful group spearheaded by Wike, who was at that time the minister of state for Education. He was to be elevated to the acting minister of Education following the sack of the minister, Ruqqayatu Ahmed Rufa’I, by President Goodluck Jonathan, in September 2013. As would be expected, the GDI faced strong opposition and, some would say, persecution from the Governor Rotimi Amaechi-led APC government.
With these similar backgrounds and experiences, many Nigerians already knew what to expect when the PDP announced Wike as the chairman of the Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council, with Oshiomhole making himself campaign leader for Ize-Iyamu and the APC. On the other hand, the PDP believes Wike won the elction for Obaseki and their party, though the Rivers State governor has said in a recent interview that it was the Edo people themselves who gave Obaseki his second term to send a clear message to Oshiomhole that they would not accept godfatherism anymore.
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