Governor Wike's ex-aide shows support for Dakuku Peterside

Opunabo Inko-Tariah, a former Special Adviser

on Media and Publicity to Governor Nyesom
Wike of Rivers State, has openly expressed
support for Dakuku Peterside of the All
Progressives Congress.
The governor’s ex-aide is just one of the many
members of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) to have defected to the opposition or
openly identified with it in the recent past.
Recall that a Court of Appeal judgment on
December 16, 2015, affirmed the judgment of
the Rivers State Gubernatorial Election Petition
Tribunal which annulled Wike’s election and
ordered a re-run within 90 days.
The governor has however approached the
Supreme Court with a prayer that it overturns
the Appeal Court’s judgment.
But, Inko-Tariah, who also declared his support
for former Governor of the State Rotimi Amachi,
said he would help Dakuku win the re-run
election in the state if the Supreme Court
affirms the Appeal Court’s judgment.
Just few months back, the ex-media aide had
been a strong critic of Dakuku, APC and
Amaechi, who is now Minister of
Transportation.
In a statement in the Rivers state capital, Port
Harcourt, he said he had decided to follow the
idea of change, which is the mantra of the APC.
“Some persons may ask why I am supporting
Peterside. It is simple. There comes a time
when time itself needs change. For me this is
that time,” he said.