2023 Elections: APC in View as Wike Speaks on Campaigning with Award from Buhari
- Nyesom Wike, the Rivers governor who is always full of surprises, definitely has plans for the APC in the state come 2023
- Governor Wike has said that he will use the award President Buhari gave him to challenge the ruling party during the general elections
- For Wike, the award is clear proof that he has done very well for the state, an achievement other parties will find hard to out-do
Rivers - Governor Nyesom Wike on Monday, October 24, revealed what he intends to do with the national award and honour President Muhammadu Buhari conferred on him recently.
The Rivers state governor stated that he will use the award to campaign in the 2023 general elections, The Punch reports.
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Wike made this remark during a dinner/reception in his honour to celebrate the ‘Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery’ organised in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
However, Wike admitted that the feat his administration has achieved, especially in terms of infrastructure, was made possible by the backing he received from the state.
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He said:
“We must all work together. Traditional rulers, help Rivers State to move forward. Contractors, all of you should help Rivers State so that Rivers State can be what it used to be, the foundation Dr. Peter Odili laid.
“So I thank all of you, and I dedicate this award to God Almighty and to all of you who have prayed for us to achieve what we have achieved. The award is not to me. It is to all of you."
Buhari said I have done well, Wike boasts
Wike went on to state that he is ready to challenge the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, during the 2023 governorship election in the state with the award as evidence of his good works.
His words:
"I feel proud to say if the ruling party can say you have done well, who is that person? Let them come and campaign here.
“Bring your report card. I will bring the award and the certificate. President Buhari said I have done well.”
PDP crisis: Wike reveals why he will not campaign for Atiku in Rivers state
Wike had said he would not campaign for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 general poll.
The governor alleged that Atiku had appointed the enemies of Rivers state into his campaign council.
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.
Source: Legit.ng
