2023 Elections: Governor Wike Lists Candidates Rivers PDP Will Vote
- The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has insisted he is not backing the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar
- Wike said the PDP in the state would only work towards winning the elections for the governorship, state and National Assembly candidates
- He chose not to back Atiku following the PDP's failure to grant the G5's demand for a national chairman from the southern origin
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Tai LGA, Rivers state - Governor Nyesom Wike says the Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is only working towards winning elections for the governorship, state and National Assembly candidates.
The Rivers state governor said the PDP, under his leadership, is not concerned about what happens to the party at the presidential level.
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According to PM News, Governor Wike made the statement on Thursday, February 16, at the PDP campaign flag-off rally at Tai local government area of the state.
He said:
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“You know PDP in Rivers state is the only party. I don’t know what they are doing in Abuja. But we, we are members of PDP Rivers state and we will do what is good for the interest of Rivers State.
“Anybody who has no interest about Rivers state, we too, we will not have his interest. In politics, if you do for me, I’ll do for you. If you love me, I love you, if you fall for me, I will fall for you.”
My demand is simple, Wike insists
Wike, the arrowhead of the G5, said his only demand is that since the north has taken the PDP presidential ticket, the national chairmanship seat should be given to the south.
His words:
“But, what did I really do that they want to kill me? I only insisted that since the north has produced the presidential candidate, the national chairmanship slot should come to the south. This is on the principal of live and let’s live. Did I do wrongly?"
Vote for Siminialayi Fubara - Wike tells Rivers people
He further urged the people of Rivers state to vote for Siminialayi Fubara, the Rivers PDP governorship candidate.
He charged them to use the nine days before the Presidential and National Assembly elections, to ensure 90% of votes are delivered in the area.
2023 elections: “I’m not leaving PDP for APC,” Wike says
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Governor Nyesom Wike of River state ruled out the possibility of leaving the PDP.
He made this known at his Port Harcourt residence on Thursday, February 16, during a media parley.
The governor stated that his loyalty remained with the party, and he would not leave the party for those who ran away and returned.
Source: Legit.ng
