Former governor of Rivers state and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that any intending politician who does not want to be betrayed should not bother dabbling into politics.
The minister who is currently in a political battle with his successor, the current Governor of Rivers state, Sim Fubara, revealed this at his New Year banquet that took place in Rivers state on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
Wike was quoted as saying; ‘’Why do you have shock absorber? You can marry today and she leaves tomorrow morning. Will you die? You have to be alive to marry another wife. You buy Global 7000, it crashes. Will you die?  You buy a car and armed robber takes it on the road, will you die? You must have shock absorber. That is the only way you can surviveâ€.
He further maintained that he got the admonition to always prepare for betrayals in politics from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
â€when we were meeting, he said look ‘somebody told him don’t trust this person’. Politics and betrayal are the same mother and father. If you don’t want to be betrayed, don’t enter into politics. Don’t bother that anybody betrayed you. Prepare yourself that it will happen”. He added.
