PDP Crisis: Wike Issues Strong Warning to Atiku, Finally Reveals How Rivers Will Vote in General Election
- The governor of Rivers state has dropped his two cents regarding the forthcoming general elections
- Governor Nyesom Wike noted that the 2023 elections will prove the political importance of Rivers state
- Speaking further, Wike maintained he has refused to allow Rivers to be a dumping ground, where the people's interests are not taken into consideration
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has declared that the 2023 general elections will prove the strategic political importance of the state.
He said the state could not continue to be a dumping ground, where the interests of the people are considered inconsequential, The Guardian newspaper reported.
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PDP crisis: Wike speaks on 2023 elections in Rivers
Wike made this assertion on Monday, January 9, at Elele Civic Centre, venue of the flag-off of construction work on the Elele internal roads in Ikwerre Council.
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He urged the people to understand that Rivers State stands very strong in the scheme of national affairs, which is why, according to him, it is expected that when the state gives anybody support, it should be reciprocated, The Sun newspaper report added.
Wike warns Atiku
Instead of people to address their minds to that reality, Wike said they were rather issuing political threats against the state.
He warned those issuing such threats in Abuja to have a rethink, else they would have problems.
Wike said Rivers State has remained the bedrock of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since 1999, providing it with bulk of votes and logistics than any other PDP state in the country.
Wike speaks on 2023 elections
ALSO, the governor said some politicians have started mounting pressure on National Assembly to speedily pass the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) N500 billion budget.
He said:
"There is N500 billion budget for NDDC. Election is coming from February 25. Now, what the politicians have done is to put pressure on the National Assembly so that they will pass the N500 billion budget for NDDC.”
London police finally reveal why 71-year-old Raymond Dokpesi was arrested, names his alleged crime
The London Metropolitan Police, United Kingdom, has finally reacted to the arrest and release of the founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi.
According to the police, a 71-year-old man who was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Sunday was being probed on suspicion of forcefully having his way with a woman.
Dokpesi was in the UK in connection with the invitation extended to the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by the British government to speak on the 2023 presidential elections.
2023: Eight senior PDP officials with Atiku Abubakar in London
As the 2023 presidential election draws near, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified his political engagements ahead of the polls.
The former vice president is currently in London as part of his consultations ahead of the elections.
Rumours of Atiku battling ill-health had earlier flooded the social media, but recent photos on social media shows he is hale and hearty.
Source: Legit.ng
