2023 Elections: Atiku's Fate Unknown as Wike Speaks on PDP's Chances in Rivers State
- Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has organised a thanksgiving service and dedication of the PDP campaigns in the state
- At the event, Wike expressed confidence the PDP will win all elective positions in the state in the 2023 general election
- The governor also advised Christian leaders not to allow politicians to draw the body of Christ into politics, especially with the campaign against the same faith ticket
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Rivers state - The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win all elective positions in the state in the forthcoming 2023 general election.
He stated this during a thanksgiving service and dedication of the PDP campaigns in the state, Channels TV reported.
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Wike who leads the G5 Governors, the aggrieved PDP governors, said the thanksgiving and dedication service is for the state-level elections, implying that he is not shifted ground on the decision not to work for the party at the presidential level.
Why campaigning for PDP in Rivers will be easier - Wike
Speaking further, Governor Wike said the PDP's campaign in Rivers state will be made easier because of his administration’s achievements.
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He also defended his decision to sign executive orders on the use of public facilities for campaigns and his party’s decision to challenge the conduct of primaries by opposition parties.
2023 elections: Wike advises religious leaders
Governor Wike further urged leaders of the Church not to allow politicians to draw the body of Christ into politics, especially with the campaign against the same faith ticket.
He said while he is not a proponent of a same-faith ticket, those campaigning against such should equally condemn the plan to retain the presidency in one geopolitical zone as against the spirit of equity, fairness and justice.
PDP crisis: Wike, Ortom snub Atiku at airport as ex-VP fails to secure landing clearance in Nasarawa
Meanwhile, the PDP crisis is far from coming to an end as Governors Samuel Ortom and Wike shunned the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar at Makurdi Airport in Benue state.
Atiku is scheduled to hold his presidential campaign rally in Nasarawa on Monday, December 12, but flew to Benue because he could not secure a landing permit in Nasarawa.
No less than 20 minutes later, Governor Ortom arrived at the airport and many had hoped he was there to welcome the presidential candidate of the PDP. However, shortly, Ortom swiftly moved towards a landing jet to receive the person on board who turned out to be Governor Wike.
Source: Legit.ng
