The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi
has appealed to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to allow him to win Rivers
State in the presidential election while the Labour Party will support PDP in
the governorship election.
Obi made the appeal during the commissioning of Nkpolu
Oroworukwo flyover on Thursday in Port Harcourt.
Obi said he will not challenge the governor over the
governorship seat in the state but Governor Wike should also leave the federal
election for him.
According to Obi, the interest of Rivers State will be
adequately protected when he becomes president.
Obi said: ” I will talk to my people and we will negotiate.
If we leave the state for him (Wike) he will leave the centre for us. We will
negotiate it.”
Referring to Wike, Obi continued: “We will not quarrel with
you. Please give us this one (centre) and collect the other one (state). I will
accommodate them ( Rivers state) in the other one.” Remember this agreement
today. I’m kneeling down and begging, take this one (state) give me this one
(centre). I assure you the one I will take, I will use it to make sure Rivers
State becomes better and better.”
Obi at the beginning of his speech had referred to the
governorship candidate of the PDP in Rivers State as the “incoming governor.”
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