Based on the frequency and quantity of Wike’s drinking, Shaibu speculated that it was more likely alcohol poisoning rather than food poisoning that caused his health issues.
By Johnson Atoukudu
Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, has offered advice to former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Shaibu suggested that Wike should consider reducing his alcohol consumption due to a recent revelation that his liver and kidneys failed as a result of “poisoning.”
During a Thanksgiving event on Sunday, Wike mentioned that his liver and kidneys had failed after he was poisoned at the PDP’s Secretariat in 2018. However, Shaibu pointed out that Wike has always been open about his fondness for alcohol, particularly whiskey. Wike himself has admitted to consuming whiskey in the early hours of the day. Based on the frequency and quantity of Wike’s drinking, Shaibu speculated that it was more likely alcohol poisoning rather than food poisoning that caused his health issues.
“Governor Wike has always been open about his intense and indubitable love for whiskey. He even said back in March that he was sipping a 40-year-old whiskey with his friends while watching Atiku and others protesting on TV at 11 am.
“Governor Wike has also been seen drinking and dancing in videos, including one he did with former Governor Rochas Okorocha. If Wike was indeed poisoned and his organs failed, he ought to be a teetotaller by now and reduce his drinking.
“I am not a medical doctor, but it is general knowledge that excessive alcohol consumption leads to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, digestive problems; and cancer of the breast, mouth, throat, oesophagus, voice box, liver, colon and rectum,” he said.
“Other ailments associated with excessive drinking include: weakening of the immune system, increasing the chances of getting sick; learning and memory problems, including dementia and poor sexual performance. Wike should look inwards. Let us assume that he was poisoned by food. Was his hoarse and husky voice also caused by food poisoning?”
