Final Endorsement? Wike Speaks on What Tinubu Has that Nigeria Needs, Attacks PDP Presidential Candidate Atiku
- In what may be termed as a tacit endorsement, Governor Wike has said Bola Tinubu has the character and courage required to rule Nigeria
- The Rivers state governor said this on Wednesday, February 15, when the APC presidential candidate paid him a visit
- Wike showered praise on Tinubu for remaining faithful to the APC just as he attacked the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku, describing him as a promise-breaker
Port Harcourt, Rivers state - Governor Nyesom Wike has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, possesses the character and courage required for Nigeria.
The Rivers state governor said this on Wednesday, February 15, when he received Tinubu and other APC stakeholders at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Vanguard reported.
Source: Twitter
He added that he owes nobody apologies for making the statement just as he wished Tinubu luck in his presidential bid.
“I have no apology to anybody to say nobody born of a woman can intimidate me. You have never changed party one day. That tells of your character and courage and that is what we require in this country” the Rivers governor told Tinubu," Wike said.
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2023 presidency: Wike attacks Atiku
Speaking further, Governor Wike castigated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for lacking character in switching political parties.
He also berated the former vice president for allegedly breaking his promise to agree to let the party's national chairmanship go to the South if he won the party's ticket.
2023 presidency: Wike speaks on campaigning for Tinubu
Meanwhile, Wike also said he is neither working for nor against Tinubu.
The Rivers state governor, however, noted that the truth must be told that Tinubu has all it takes to rule the country.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s governor further revealed that he is not happy with the way President Muhammadu Buhari is handling the cash crunch in the country and how the leadership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disobeyed the Supreme Court order on the use of old naira notes.
2023 polls: Wike speaks on possible last-minute alignment with Atiku
In another report, Governor Wike has dismissed the possibility of an alignment with the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku, with less than nine days to the presidential polls.
The Rivers state governor made this known on Thursday, February 16, during a media parley at his residence in Port Harcourt, monitored by Legit.ng.
He stated that neither he nor any members of the G-5 would entertain a sit down with the party's flagbearer, noting that it was too late to have a conversation to reach a truce.
Source: Legit.ng
