Phrank Shaibu, Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, advised former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to minimize his alcohol use following Wike’s declaration that his liver and kidneys failed due to “poisoning.”
Wike stated during a Thanksgiving ceremony on Sunday, June 18, that he was poisoned at his party’s secretariat in 2018 and suffered kidney and liver failure as a result. He claimed he was transferred to Beirut for medical treatment and was healed while there. Read Here
In response to Wike’s assertion, Shaibu stated in a statement that Wike has always been upfront about his fondness for alcohol, particularly whiskey, which he has admitted to drinking in the early hours of the morning. Given Wike’s drinking habits, Shaibu believes he was poisoned by alcohol rather than food.
He said, “Governor Wike has always been open about his intense and indubitable love for whiskey. He even said back in March, that he was sipping a 40-year-old whiskey with his friends while watching Atiku and others protesting on TV at 11 am. Governor Wike has also been seen drinking and dancing in videos, including one he did with former Governor Rochas Okorocha. If Wike was indeed poisoned and his organs failed, he ought to be a teetotaller by now and reduce his drinking.
“I am not a medical doctor, but it is general knowledge that excessive alcohol consumption leads to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, digestive problems; and cancer of the breast, mouth, throat, oesophagus, voice box, liver, colon and rectum.
“Other ailments associated with excessive drinking include: weakening of the immune system, increasing the chances of getting sick; learning and memory problems, including dementia and poor sexual performance. Wike should look inwards. Let us assume that he was poisoned by food. Was his hoarse and husky voice also caused by food poisoning?”
Shaibu asked Wike to go for confession rather than Thanksgiving due to his ”malpractices” in the Rivers State election.
“Governor Wike ought to be doing confessions rather than thanksgiving. Psalm 51:17 says God does not despise a broken spirit and a contrite heart. Wike has not shown any remorse for the many electoral malpractices he has committed. Under Wike’s reign, Rivers State – which was famously known as the treasure base of the nation – became Rivers of Blood. That is the legacy of Wike. His thanksgiving cannot be acceptable to God unless there is first repentance” Shaibu said.