Nyesom Wike, former Governor of Rivers State, made a shocking revelation, disclosing that he was a target of numerous political attacks, including a poisoning incident that caused severe liver and kidney failure.
at a family thanksgiving held at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in the Rumuepirikom Deanery of the Diocese of Niger Delta North, Wike recounted the harrowing experience he faced.
Wike recounted how he was poisoned at the campaign secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2018, leading to a health problem that was diagnosed during his hospitalisation in Beirut, Lebanon.
The former governor disclosed that the poisoning incident occurred in December 2018, on the day he was supposed to attend the thanksgiving ceremony of his former Chief of Staff, Emeka Woke. According to him, the poisoning left him incapacitated and confined to his room.
The severity of the situation became evident after the banquet, prompting Wike to be urgently flown out of the country to seek medical treatment. In Beirut, the doctors delivered a prognosis, revealing that his kidney and liver were no longer functioning.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who was also present at the event, expressed solidarity with Wike, stating that he, too, had faced attacks from political adversaries.
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