JUST IN: Wike Fires Atiku Again, Says North can’t Produce Buhari’s Successor
POLITICS DIGEST- Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has once again given an indication that he is not going to be supporting the candidature of Atiku Abubakar who is the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections.
Wike said told those saying the country is not ripe for same faith ticket cannot at the same time justify any plot to retain the Presidency in the North after President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight years.
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Wike spoke on Sunday at the special dedication service for the Rivers PDP 2023 General election campaign rallies at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Port Harcourt.
The Governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, maintained that persons involved in such doublespeak were trying to hoodwink some gullible few.
He said such individuals know that they were insulting the sensibility of well-meaning Nigerians, who desire a united country to advance national cohesion.
Wike and his group of four other PDP governors have vowed not to support or campaign for Atiku unless the national chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, resigns and pave way for a southerner.
