Tinubu’s Campaign Member Reveals Why Wike Should Join APC, Lead Ruling Party in Rivers
- Nyesom Wike has gotten the backing of Iyke Ejie, a member of the dissolved Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, to defect to the ruling party
- Ejie said the former Rivers state governor has the right to join APC and be the leader of the ruling party in the state
- The APC chieftain said President Bola Tinubu won't have won in Rivers State without the support of Wike
FCT, Abuja - A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Iyke Ejie, has backed the proposed defection of former Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike to the ruling party.
Ejie, a member of the dissolved Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, said APC couldn’t have won the state without the support of Wike, The Punch reported.
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In a statement issued on Monday, June 26, he said Wike should join APC to take charge of party affairs in Rivers state.
He added that the former Rivers state governor has the constitutional right to belong to any political party and aspire for leadership.
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Ejie's words:
“If not for Wike’s support, the APC wouldn’t have won in the state. When the chips were down, the governor threw his weight behind Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who had more political spread and acceptability.
“Remember, he led the G-5 governors who stood by equity, fairness and inclusiveness and insisted on a president from the southern extraction who, against all odds, delivered President Tinubu, which Mr President himself acknowledged when he came to Rivers State for a ‘thank you’ visit.
“Let me state without mincing words, the public should disregard those acclaimed Rivers State APC leaders feckless press statement against the real and authentic Rivers APC members led by Chief Tony Okocha, who fought; campaigned for Asiwaju’s victory. While some elements who acted as moles within the APC were working for Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe against Asiwaju’s victory.”
The APC chieftain further said Wike delivered a Southern Presidency in the person of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
“Let me state without equivocation that Wike delivered Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is from the Southern region, in line with his resolve and that of the G-5 governors for power shift to the South. The fact remains that Chief Tony Okocha is the leader of APC in Rivers State and I reiterate the call for Wike to join the APC in Rivers State and lead us because he is a man with vision and can be trusted. It is his constitutional right to belong to a party of his choice.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the leadership of the Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the former governor, Nyesom Wike's rumoured defection to the party.
Darlington Nwauju, the Rivers APC publicity secretary, described Wike as an enemy of the party who is unfit to lead in the state.
Strong APC member speaks on Wike leaving PDP to join ruling party
Augustine Wokocha, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and coordinator of the now-defunct Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima Grassroot Independent Campaign Council in Rivers state, has said he is not opposed to Nyesom Wike joining the APC if he desires to.
Wike is the immediate past governor of Rivers state and is presently not on good terms with his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Source: Legit.ng
