24th February, 2022
By Okafor Ofiebor /Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo has mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its inability to conduct its national convention.
The governor said a party that cannot organise its convention should be viewed as inept in administering the country.
Wike was speaking at the special grand reception organised to celebrate the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu by Imo State PDP chapter at Kanu Nwankwo Sports Complex, Owerri on Wednesday.
Wike stated that such inability as shown by the APC is another proof for Nigerians to use in denying the APC any place of governance both at the federal level and in any State of the federation in 2023.
“Nigerians are angry because the party (APC) at the national level is a failure. It’s a failure to the point that they are ruling Nigeria with tension. Ordinarily to sign the Electoral Act, they keep on postponing it everyday and Nigerians are tired.
“What they are doing is to postpone convention. A party that cannot hold a national convention, is it a party that can rule Nigeria?
“Ordinary convention, a party in power cannot hold one. Look at how we did our own convention. That is to tell you that PDP is the party that should rule Nigeria. This is the party that will rule Imo State too.”
Wike enjoined members of the PDP in Imo State not to succumb to any form of intimidation against them by any party.
He said the days of such intimidation are gone and urged them to forge a common front because there has to be a party before election is won.
Wike emphasised that one of the reasons of him being at the reception was to tell them of the need for PDP to strategise and reclaim the governorship of Imo State because the sitting governor has failed already.
“The only mistake that we will make to allow the man to come back is for us not to work together, and we will not make that mistake.
“Now, all of us must unite. If there is no party, there will be no governor. If there is no party, there will be no president.
“Let nobody fear, nobody can intimidate us. Can you be intimidated? All that time has passed when somebody that carried fourth will come first. It will never happen again.
“But if you want us to take back Imo State in the next election, all of us must work together. We are ready to support you to take back Imo State,” he said.