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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has made it clear that he will not the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or work for its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the 2023 general elections, Daily Independent exclusively gathered.

A key associate of the governor, who spoke with Daily Independent on Thursday, said while Wike has insisted that he will not Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he has also made it clear that he will have nothing to do with the APC over their choice of a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

Wike and his loyalists are currently up in arms against Atiku who announced Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate in June.

Although the committee saddled with the task of picking the party’s vice presidential candidate, consisting of representatives of former governors, incumbent governors, the NWC and the Board of Trustees agreed to allow Wike, who came second in the presidential primaries to run with Atiku, the former vice president ignored the recommendation and announced Okowa as his running mate.

The development has caused a great wedge in the party as some governors loyal to Wike who are unhappy with Atiku’s decision, have continuously boycotted the party’s programmes.

Seeking to capitalise on this rift, the APC and its presidential candidate, Tinubu, have been making overtures to Wike to the party and work for their victory.

Last month, some APC governors, led by the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), met with Wike at his Ada George residence in Port Harcourt.

Even though the outcome of the meeting was not disclosed to the media, sources said it was in a bid to convince Wike to the APC.

Also a chieftain of the APC, Joe Igbokwe, had said Tinubu and Wike met in last month but this was denied by Tinubu’s media team.

Speaking with Daily Independent, a former federal lawmaker in Rivers State who is a close associate of Governor Wike said while it is true that the APC and other political parties are trying to curry Wike’s favour, he has made it clear that he is not leaving the PDP.

“The governor has made it clear that he is a foundation member of the PDP and he will not leave it for any other party. The possibility of his ing the ruling party (APC) is completely ruled out.

He has made it clear to us that aside the fact that the APC is a failed party, he finds the Muslim-Muslim ticket being paraded in the 2023 presidential election repulsive and will not be a part of it”.

On why Wike has been inviting APC leaders to his project commissioning in Rivers while snubbing PDP leaders, he said the governor is unhappy with some leaders in the PDP who have failed to tell Atiku the truth. “The governor is not somebody who hides his feelings.

If Wike wants to fight you, he doesn’t hide behind somebody to do so. Clearly, he is unhappy with some leaders of the PDP for not speaking the truth to Atiku, especially by condemning the interview he granted recently which further worsened an already bad situation in the party.

“But I think he has the right to invite whoever he desires to the state to commission projects.
He has friends both in PDP, APC and other political parties, so I don’t think any meaning should be read into that”.

Speaking with Daily Independent on Thursday, Kola Ologbondiyan, the immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, said he was confident that the issues in the PDP, especially between Atiku and Wike, will be resolved very soon.

He said rather than APC, Wike will hands with other Nigerians in rescuing the country from the clutches of the ruling party in 2023.

“I believe that whatever is happening in the party now, there will be peace at the end of the tunnel. I also believe in reconciliation and I know that our party leadership as well as our candidates are working on this. I know Governor Wike as a leader and major stakeholder in the PDP.
He is someone who has contributed immensely to the survival and sustenance of the PDP".

"I also know him as a truly loyal party man and an essential ingredient in our quest to rescue Nigeria from the clutches of the APC in 2023”.

https://independent.ng/wike-rejects-ing-apc-frowns-at-muslim-muslim-ticket/

WIKE KUKU APC MAKE WE REST

Nigerian politicians are unpredictable, do not believe what they say.

But it will be really shameful if Wike decides to APC

Na so.
Every good person/bad person get to a point where equity and equality is placed over selfish ambition.
They are all seeing the handwriting of the thinking youths on the drawing board.

Kikikiki...APC na odious woman
It's not even attractive

Singing
Iyawo obun t'ofi oorun igbe le oko re nile.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiQWaknnvTg

The satanic, devilish and Agbado party APC wants to lure Wike into ing them, this must be a joke. If Wike leaves PDP, It's either he s a totally new party, or he becomes Obidient.

Normal normal. Wike can't APC presently. He will lose the PDP structures. He's not really influential like Odili and the rest ( fashi noise ). The PDP should just call him and know his problems and settle amicably. If nothing is done. It will affect them in the general election and his only problem will be making sure his replacement wins in the governorship election. Then he will throw the presidential open

People like Wike shouldn’t be our leaders anymore. We want complete change of governance. He shouldn’t even part of the House of Representatives. We no want them again

Ok
Why is everyone is after this man, I thought they said he's a bad person back then

Amaechi will deal with Wike if he try to catapult to apshit

Wike is Obidient

Is Femi Fani Kayode can APC, why cant Nwike ? APC is for the evil people.

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2023 election is going to be very interesting

Believe a politician at your peril.

Wike appears to be unpredictable at times. Ordinarily, one would think that his body language indicates that he is decamping to APC. This topic has proven it to be contrary.

Wike can not APC in river state when Amaechi is there. Who will be the party leader in the state.

The only reason Rivers state will not go the way of Peter Obi would have been when either Wike or Rotimi Amaechi were on the ballot papers of their respective parties (PDP and APC). Now both feel used and dumped by their respective parties.
Amaechi at an even in Rivers state complained about the primaries and has since become mute..
Wike is complaining and even fighting..
And the people of Rivers state who are known to also demonstrate mind of their own, and by now have seen the treatment meted on their sons are not people that a president in Abuja or their governor in Portharcourt can sway in desired direction, they know what to do.

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We don't want him in APC.

We want him to take PDP ticket.

At least where SE has accepted to be PDP slaves, SS have stood like men.

Nigeria needs strong brave men like Tinubu and Wike, not cowards who flee from battle..

He is a fool

He wants to but knows his people would finish his political career if he identify with muslim Muslim

You no wan work with obi, you can't work for tinubu, you don't want atiku, no be attention dey worry you?

Vote PETER Obi for the Nigeria of our dreams

Muslim-Muslim ticket is evil and an insult to other Nigerians. We must all reject that evil and disrespect from APC.
Kick APC out and stop the killings.

WIKE would never APC...

Wike and Amechi aside politics are sworn enemies.

I have stayed in Rivers state and believe you me, River State's election no be here...

Betrayal is never taken lightly in Rivers State...(This is why Amechi was ousted from Rivers for what he did to Jonathan and is why Wike feels pained when he was betrayed by Tambuwal)

Would Wike want to end up like Amechi in Rivers State?

His best bet would be to remain in PDP or he Decamps to Labour party now Labour party seem promising.

When we told them that Obidient is not a party, they thought we are joking. Obidient is a VIRUS and a movement, las las, everyone go dey infected.


Obidatti 2023

Fake news.

Dreal1247:
Wike appears to be unpredictable at times. Ordinarily, one would think that his body language indicates that he is decamping to APC. This topic has proven it to be contrary.

Never

Wike na person wey no dey hide em feelings lie lie

Wike appears to be wielding a high level of integrity.

I thought Jagabandits said Wike will work for APC.

I thought they said Rivers is in the Bag for Tinubu.

The shock that will Shock Jagabandits in 2023 will collapse the national grid..

That is nice... Come and be obi-dient