Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) needs to put its house in order to win the 2023 presidential
election.
Wike said this on Tuesday while speaking at the inauguration
of the new government VIP Lounge at the Port Harcourt international airport,
built by the Rivers government.
According to a statement by Kelvin Ebiri, his spokesperson,
the Rivers governor advised supporters of Atiku Abubakar, presidential
candidate of the PDP, to focus on developing a winning strategy for the 2023
elections, rather than peddle false rumours.
“We are busy campaigning with our projects on how our party will win election in the state. Other people are busy in Abuja carrying rumours and gossip,” he was quoted as saying.
“We are busy here
(Rivers) from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We’ll
start Monday again, flagging off projects, and commissioning projects that will
sell our party.
“Every day in the newspapers, Wike did this, Wike did that,
then they will call the candidate, you see what I said about Wike today. Rent
seekers. No job.
“Instead of you to do something that will make your party to
win 2023 elections, you’re only busy; every day, Wike said this. Where you
heard from Wike I do not know; maybe in your dream.
“You want to support
the candidate, you’re not at home, you’re in Abuja. Come home and campaign and
work for the party. Stop this Abuja politics of carrying rumours to the
candidate.
“I think a party that wants to win election cannot on their
own be causing problems for themselves.
“We have said that whatever promise we have made, we are
going to fulfil them before we leave office on May 29th, 2023. And let me say,
only one person can be a minister from the state. I would not be a minister. I
am not a liability. Rivers state is an asset. If you don’t want to win election
it is your business.
“I am not running for election. He who wears the shoe knows
where it pinches. So, allow Rivers state to continue to do what they are doing
by using our projects to campaign to our people.”
Meanwhile, the governor’s comments come amid speculations over if he will support the PDP after losing the party’s presidential and vice-presidential tickets.
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