The Presidential Campaign of Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has accused the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike of officially joining the All Progressives Congress in the state.
Spokesperson of the Atiku campaign council in the state, Leloonu Nwibubasa, said the current situation has justified the consistent position of the state PCC, that Governor Wike is engaged in anti party activities, and has criminalized the mandate of the PDP, despite offering him the platform upon which he was elected governor.
“It is highly symbolic, that the reception of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and Governors of the APC in the Rivers State Executive Council Chambers, in the full glare of the Rivers State Executive Council, has put an end to all speculations that Governor Wike seeks to turn the seat of power in Rivers State, that is owned and was instituted by the votes of the people for the PDP to the APC.
Wike and his fellow G5 Governors, Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwanyi (Enugu), Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Samuel Ortom (Benue), have refused to support the PDP presidential candidate, insisting that the major positions of the party should not be held by people of the same region.
Governor Wike and his team have demanded for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the PDP, saying the party chairman cannot come from the same region as the party’s candidate, but the leader of the party has refused to dance to the tune of the G5 Governors.
