Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the political rivalry between Governor Similanayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, is over the control of the state treasury.

Momodu stated this during an interview on Channels TV’sPolitics Todayon Thursday,

Fubara and Wike had locked horns shortly after the former assumed office as the Rivers State governor.

Momodu said, “They are fighting on Rivers because of politics only. They also need the money in Rivers.

“Tinubu has Wike in Rivers. They want him also to get hold of the state to not only give them votes, but a structure of money, structure of having direct access to the treasury Rivers State plays an important role in election in Nigeria.”

Momodu also accused the APC of plotting to destroy the PDP.

He said, “APC will do everything possible to destroy opposition; buy those who are buyable, to terrorise those who are not buyable and make sure that the party is in disarray, that is all.

“You see, part of my admiration for then Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos was the role he played as an opposition leader. But unfortunately, now we have a former opposition leader in government, and they don’t want opposition, it’s an irony.” (Text, excluding headline: Daily Trust)