PDP Crisis: Why I Will Not Campaign For Atiku in Rivers State, Wike Makes Fresh Revelation
- The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has revealed why he will not be campaigning for the PDP presidential candidate in the state
- Wike said Atiku had appointed enemies of Rivers state in his presidential campaign council list for the 2023 presidential poll
- The PDP leader said he and the PDP in the state will not accommodate anyone who does not have the interest of the state at heart
Port Harcourt, Rivers - Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, said he would not campaign for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 general poll.
According to Daily Trust, the governor alleged that Atiku had appointed the enemies of Rivers state into his campaign council.
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The governor said this when he addressed party stakeholders and supporters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, at the inauguration of the Rivers state PDP campaign team on Monday, October 24.
Atiku picks enemies of Rivers in his campaign list, Wike reveals what Atiku has done wrong
Wike disclosed that Atiku had picked those he wanted to work with him in the state, adding that the former vice president did not want his team to campaign for him and that if he really wanted, Atiku would have talked to him.
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His statement reads in part:
“The presidential candidate has chosen enemies of the state as members of his campaign council, even me the Governor of the state I do not have any input.
“If anybody did not accommodate the interest of Rivers state, we will also not have their interest at heart.”
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2023 Election: Photos emerge as Funke Akindele, PDP, take campaign to major voting bloc in Lagos
Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP deputy governorship candidate in Lagos, Funke Akindele, has taken her campaign to the Alimosho area of the state.
Funke Akindele, an actress-turned-politician, shared pictures of the excitement she received from the people on the street on her Twitter page.
The actress, popularly referred to as Jeniffer, begged the people of the state to give her and the PDP governorship candidate, Jandor, the chance, and they would make the people proud.
Source: Legit.ng
