The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday alleged that some former generals threatened to use their influence in the foreign intelligence service of the United States, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to deal with him if he fails to follow their directives.
Wike challenged the generals whose names he did not mention to focus their influence to solve the problem of Boko Haram terrorism facing the country.
The Rivers State Governor spoke during the flagging off ceremony of internal roads at Igwurita, Port Harcourt, the state capital.
He said that no retired general had the powers to threatened him to act contrary to what he wants.
Wike stressed that he would do the bidding of Nigerians and not those of some people who believe that they or their children must be supported.
“Some people threatened that they are former generals, they are close to the CIA in America and they can deal with us.
“I said listen, no problem. If you are close to America CIA , why don’t you use it to solve Boko Haram problem. Is it on my body(me) you’ll use it?
“Nigeria has a serious problem and you are close to CIA, you know them as former generals, why not use that contact and solve Nigeria’s problem?
“You want to use it to threaten me? Who are you that I should come and do your bidding? I say no to that. I will do the bidding of Nigerians, not the bidding of few people who believe that if they are not there, it should be their children.
“No other child should come up outside theirs. I will not do that. So, all of us, prepare because a day shall come and Rivers State shall take a decision on what to do.”
