Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has fired back at Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, a House of Representatives member from Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State, labelling him a “political hushpuppi.”
Olayinka’s remarks followed Ugochinyere’s comments on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, where the lawmaker accused Wike and other G5 Governors—Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, former governors Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), of plotting to destroy the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a strongly worded statement released on Saturday and made available to Naija News, Olayinka described Ugochinyere as one of the “aberrations” within the PDP that must be addressed.
He further advised the lawmaker to focus on his responsibilities in the National Assembly, adding that his constituents…
