PDP Crisis: Wike Mocks Atiku Over Obasanjo's Endorsement of Peter Obi
- The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has commented on the recent endorsement of Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo
- Wike said he had wished Obasanjo did not endorse any candidate while shading Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate
- Taunting Atiku, the Rivers governor said something is fundamentally wrong if you serve under someone for 8 years and that person could not recommend you
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Port Harcourt, Rivers - Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, has mocked Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, as his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, endorsed Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
Atiku served as vice president under the administration of Obasanjo between 1999-2007, Channels Television reported.
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What Wike says about Obasanjo's endorsement of Peter Obi
But the former boss of Atiku endorsed Obi on Sunday, January 1, for the 2023 presidency, a development Wike reacted to and say that there is something fundamentally wrong.
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Wike said:
“I was praying that Obasanjo should not say anything. When I saw the letter last night, I was touched. If your principal cannot recommend you, then there is something fundamentally wrong.”
The Rivers state governor made the comment during the flag-off of the construction of Akpabu-Odido Road in Emohua and Ahoada West local government areas.
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Wike also cleared the air on the report that he and his counterpart in Benue State, Samuel Ortom, frustrated the zoning system of the PDP.
He said while they are forming the southern governors' forum which included all the political parties, Atiku had gone to buy the PDP presidential ticket, and he did not have the power to ask him to step down.
He added that when his action started hunting him, Atiku began to sponsor different press reports against him and blame him for many things.
Atiku's ambition suffers setback as ex-PDP chairman, financial secretary join Kwankwaso's camp
Legit.ng earlier reported that Atiku's chance of winning Gombe state in the 2023 election is under serious threat as prominent members of the PDP are leaving the party.
The former chairman of the PDP in Funkaya LGA, Mohammed Kari Bajoga and financial secretary of the party at Dukku LGA, Bakari Umaru Bawa, just left the party.
Bajoga and Umaru joined the NNPP in the state, while the latter is the second executive of the PDP that will join the NNPP in Dukku LGA.
Source: Legit.ng
