2023 Presidential Poll: Wike Reacts, Reveals How Peter Obi Prevented North From Retaining Power
- The governor of Rivers state has revealed what exactly went down in the just concluded 2023 presidential election
- After Peter Obi of the Labour Party claimed Governor Nyesom Wike worked against his victory in Rivers state, the PDP stalwart reacted
- Wike noted that Obi's participation in the poll prevented the north from taking over power, adding he didn't support Obi publicly because the G5 was working hard to secure the southeast presidency
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Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers state has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as the hero of the 2023 presidential election.
Governor Wike said the decision of Obi to contest the presidential election under the platform of the Labour Party (LP) primarily prevented the north from retaining power after the end of President Muhammadu Buhari's tenure.
Source: Facebook
How Peter Obi prevented the north from retaining power, Wike spills
In a statement signed by Kelvin Ebiri, special assistant on media to the Rivers state governor, on Saturday, March 11, 2023, Wike explained that contrary to insinuation that he did not support Obi, what most people failed to realise is that the Labour Party presidential candidate remains his hero of the election.
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The statement shared on Wike's Facebook page and sighted by Legit.ng on Monday, March 13, reads:
"Obi is my hero. If Obi did not contest, power would have gone back to the North. The whole of South -South and South-East that PDP lost, if Obi did not contest PDP would have won."
Peter Obi the hero of the election, Wike says
He further added,
"The hero in this election is Obi whether you like it or not. I am not here to please you, Obi is the hero."
PDP Crisis: Atiku reacts, blasts Wike for deceiving G5 Govs
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike of misleading PDP governors.
In a statement issued and signed on Sunday, March 12, special assistant to Atiku on public communication, Phrank Shaibu, reveals what Wike is chasing.
Atiku's aide noted that Wike’s wailings had nothing to do with ensuring that the south produced the next president.
New fact emerges to verify if INEC's IReV portal shows Peter Obi won 2023 presidential election in 19 states
The trending claim that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won 19 states in the February 25 poll has been considered misleading, according to Dubawa, a Nigerian fact-checking organisation.
Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, came third in the presidential poll with over six million votes.
He got the highest votes in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), but they were not enough to make him win as he lost to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, who polled over eight million votes.
Source: Legit.ng
