28th October, 2022
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
The spokesman for the campaign Council of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Rivers, Dr. Leloonu Nwibubasa has said Governor Nyesom Wike lied when he asserted that he was not consulted during the constitution of the Council.
He said while reacting to statements made by the governor during the inauguration of the state gubernatorial campaign council.
Nwibubasa said it wasn’t correct for Wike to claim that the PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar did not reach out to him to send nominees from the state to the Presidential Campaign Council of the party.
Rather, he said it’s the Governor that denied Rivers people more representation in the campaign council by refusing to send in nominees in an online press statement he signed personally,he said again
Rivers People will not be deceived or hoodwinked to support any other Presidential candidate apart from Atiku Abubakar on the basis of Governor Wike’s twisted ‘state interest’.
Contrary to claims of Wike, Nwibubasa said no other presidential candidate has the interest of Rivers at heart like Atiku.
He said, “It is a great surprise and also of grave concern that Governor Wike openly declared our leaders, fathers and kinsmen ‘enemies of the state’ for their decision to support our Party’s Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.
“Rivers People must recall that few months ago, the same ‘enemies of the state’ traversed the length and breath of this country risking their lives on land and in the air to help Gov Wike in his ill-fated Presidential bid.
“They gave their best. If their best could not push Gov Wike through, should they also join Gov Wike to destroy the party that made them, With Gov Wike being the highest beneficiary?
“Also remember, that though Barr Wike was not the most qualified to be governor of Rivers State in 2015, more so for reasons bothering on equity and fairness, Gov. Amaechi having done two terms from the same Ikwerre ethnic group, these men who are now named enemies of the state for the love of PDP, for party cohesion and unity supported Barr Wike in no small measure to be governor of Rivers State. Who has stolen the memories of my dear governor? Who has bewitched you to attempt to destroy womb from which you were made. My dear governor, in the words of Dame Patience Jonathan ” there is God oo”.
Nwibubasa asked Rivers people not allow the Governor to push them against their brothers who are supporting Atiku Abubakar for any reason because who they vote for is their personal choice born of your personal conviction.
According Nwibubasa “We will continue to support Atiku Abubakar because of the verifiable evidence of his productive passion for the development of our dear state. Atiku is set to do more for Rivers State and our dear country.
“Join us, Rivers State will not be left behind”.