‘I Will Expect A Man Of His Calibre To Mind His Words’ – Wabara Warns Wike

Former Senate President and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara, has responded to comments made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, describing them as unguarded and disrespectful.

Wike, during a live television interview on Sunday, had disparaged Wabara while discussing the leadership crisis within the PDP.

In the interview, Wike said, “Unfortunately, they have a man they said is a former Senate President. If that man was my father, I would have disowned him. If he was my father or related to me, I would have disowned him. No wonder President Obasanjo made a presidential broadcast under his tenure about corruption. That’s the man leading PDP BoT.”

Reacting to the comments, Wabara said it would be beneath him to engage in a public exchange with Wike, citing his status as a former Number Three Citizen of Nigeria.

The former Senate President, however, said that he had expected the FCT Minister to refrain from unguarded utterances, at least as a mark of respect for the position “he occupies as a Minister of the Federal Republic, and as a former Governor.”

Wabara said it was disgraceful for a supposed man of honour to speak without decorum, adding that spewing gibberish like a broken water pipe without a tap is not a mark of maturity.

Naija News reports that Wabara, who distanced himself from corruption, said, “I will expect a man of his calibre and status to mind his language and words.

“He should be sure of his facts. But I don’t want to join issues with Wike and dignify him.

“Frankly for a son to disown his father, his father must have wronged him terribly. Can Wike please tell the world what it is I did wrong to him?

“Talking about corruption, Nigerians know those who are corrupt, and I can proudly say and beat my chest that I’m not one of them I, Adolphus Wabara, I’m not corrupt! I won’t be joining issues with people who have no respect for elders.”