Adams Oshiomhole, a former national chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), says he prays that more people like Nyesom Wike,
governor of Rivers, come into governance.
Oshiomhole spoke on Wednesday at the inauguration of a
flyover in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital.
The former governor of Edo said people like Wike will fight
for what they believe in.
“It is my hope and prayers that more people like you (Wike)
will come into governance, because a country cannot be led by people who can’t
sustain a fight in what they believe in,” he said.
The former APC national chairman lamented that some southern
governors reneged on their agreement on supporting a southerner to become
president in the 2023 elections.
“They voluntarily decided to meet across party divide, PDP
and APC governors. They met in Asaba and they were hosted and they had dinner,”
he said.
“They might have had champagne, but the takeaway that was
communicated to us was they are united on one issue on where the next president
should come from.
“It is an agreement.
You are expected to obey your agreement. Me, I’ll stand by my agreement.”
Oshiomhole also said the average Nigerian wants courageous
leaders at the helm of affairs.
“They want people who can predict their actions, but a small
section of the political elite don’t want straightforward talk,” he added.
“They will say you have to be politically correct but to be
politically correct is to be smart — you will say exactly what you will not
do.”
Oshiomhole’s comments come amid a crisis involving Wike and
his allies in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over calls for Iyorchia Ayu to
step down as PDP national chairman.
The calls have been based on party stakeholders insisting
that the PDP presidential candidate and the national chairman cannot be from
the same region.
Meanwhile, following Wike’s loss at the PDP presidential
primary to Atiku Abubakar, the Rivers governor had accused southerners of
working against the region getting the ticket for the party.
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