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By Temidayo Akinsuyi

Senator Chris Ekpenyong, lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district, on Saturday said the actions of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike will only strengthen northerners to vote en masse for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.

Earlier in the week, Wike and his group pulled out of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council and vowed not to Atiku except the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu resigns from his position.

Speaking in an interview with SATURDAY INDEPENDENT, Ekpenyong, a former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom state said Wike is not playing the game the way it should be.

According to him, contrary to fears expressed in some quarters that the PDP will lose the presidential election because of the refusal of Wike to work with Atiku, he predicted that Atiku will win by a landslide.

His words “PDP will win the 2023 presidential election and I am predicting that it is going to be a landslide. What my brother, Wike is doing will only strengthen the minds of the North to vote for Atiku. Wike is polarizing the North and South now and he is making the North look at us with an evil eye. The worst scenario is that we are in the minority. So, Wike is not playing his game very well.

“Wike is my brother. If he has achieved what he achieved to the glory of God, I will still be happy but that is not how to play the game. The fact that he is being in public office doesn’t mean everybody has to bow down to him and then the philosophy of PDP has to be jettisoned because of one man.

“Is he now saying that Okowa who was picked as Vice-Presidential candidate is not from the South-South? What about Governor Udom Emmanuel that has been named as the chairman of the campaign council?

“Is he saying that Governor Udom Emmanuel is delinquency in mental or he belongs to a group that is mentally retarded? Is he taking us for a ride because he has a clash with Governor Obaseki, that he was the one who assisted him to win reelection? That is not the way to go about it".

https://independent.ng/wikes-actions-will-make-northerners-give-more-votes-to-atiku-ekpenyong/

I doubt abeg

Somehow true. Northerners, especially Fulanis see Wike as anti-North who doesn't want their son to win. But in reality, it is the turn of the South East

Only northern votes cannot make the thief president

abeg getat!

NE and NW u mean ?

All this political statement doesn't move us again...



The youths are ready to take back their country.

We go dey press una career politicians neck.



ObiDatti 2023

The man may be right

Masters of Chaos and Confusion

Atiku Paid big to make Sure the PDP

Presidential Slot didn't get to the South

Why should Southerners be happy with

Atiku or help him to increase their

frustration?


If Atiku doesn't think the South Matters

Why should the South deceive

themselves that Atiku Matters

Let Atiku win Without the same South

Ekpeyong ko,YabaOLD ni


Abeg listen to correct pipu


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr-UgVGrlb0

Wike has only succeeded in shooting himself on the foot. Simply because he lost the primaries, he decided to rock the boat. That is not a quality of a good leader but that of a tyrant.

Wike will hear from Atiku in January, Atiku will tell him to do his worst.. even with Wike backing Atiku will not have a landslide victory in Rivers because of the emergence of Obi.. Wike already knows that only if he can tell himself the truth.

Period007:
Only northern votes cannot make the thief president

This election is a regional election...

Modified:
How can we forget so easily how northerners think?
I could that there was a counter Endsars protest in the north just to go against the southern youths. If you think things have changed overnight then you need to wake up to reality.

You don't have to tell him.

It is not the interest of Atiku,it is the interest of Northern Family of Polical Masters.

Who foresees the victory,won't speak too much.

God Bless Mallam Nasir Elrufa'i. As Elder Lamido,in every state we have Wike.

The opposite is the case!
The Northerners are politically sagacious enough to know why Wike is raging!
Do you think that they Love Atiku that much?
In a few years when they will seek the vote of the South, they know that what is happening now could backfire against them.
They will thread softly.

Well said.
With Delta, Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo and Cross-River then using some foot soldiers from Rivers; Wike should just do his worst

Efuaye:
The opposite is the case!
The Northerners are politically sagacious enough to know why Wike is raging!
Do you think that they Love Atiku that much?
In a few years when they will seek the vote of the South, they know that what is happening now could backfire against them.
They will thread softly.

who tells you they don't?

Let me tell you,nobody would beg for votes in the South,they will just ask for it.

As long as Obi popularity skyrockets,Atiku is getting closer to victory.

As long as Tinubu popularity skyrockets,Atiku is closer to victory.

For correction,it is not about Atiku,but northern power.

Did this man just call south minorities ? Mehn see people we have at the senate ooh

pinkPUSSY:
NE and NW u mean ?

NC is sured. NC is better than WIKE.
Nassarawa,Abuja,Niger,Kwara,Kogi and Plateau are locked.
Benue is undergoing work. Ayu must stay.

AtikuOkowa:


who tells you they don't?

Let me tell you,nobody would beg for votes in the South,they will just ask for it.

As long as Obi popularity skyrockets,Atiku is getting closer to victory.

As long as Tinubu popularity skyrockets,Atiku is closer to victory.

For correction,it is not about Atiku,but northern power.

They also know that their votes alone can not give them victory at the polls.

Ask Buhari, he'll tell you better.

If Tinubu had not mobilised South West votes for Buhari in 2015 with all the local and international gang up against Jonathan, with all the propaganda in 2015, nothing would have made Buhari win.

mrvitalis:
Did this man just call south minorities ? Mehn see people we have at the senate ooh

Combine united south population and compare it to North.

combine total governors,reps,ministers,government officials,INEC officials,states,l.g.a., of south etc and compare it to North

he knows what he is saying.

Efuaye:


They also know that their votes alone can not give them victory at the polls.

Ask Buhari, he'll tell you better.

If Tinubu had not mobilised South West votes for Buhari in 2015 with all the local and international gang up against Jonathan, with all the propaganda in 2015, nothing would have made Buhari win.

If Northern votes could not,can south votes make Obi and TINUBU?

As thing are going,Atiku is going to win.

Obi and Tinubu would get Northern votes,even if two votes.

Atiku would get even one vote from south. YOU will see the first president to win with Northern votes if to say south won't vote him.

Reruning is for a reason.

Why would south always be at the mercy of the North ?

Atiku can't win this election without of the South.

Let him polarize South and North. We will show him that North does not own Nigeria.

AtikuOkowa:


Combine united south population and compare it to North.

combine total governors,reps,ministers,government officials,INEC officials,states,l.g.a., of south etc and compare it to North

he knows what he is saying.

Lol oh please Benue ,kogi ,Kwara , pleatue and even taraba go with south any day any time even south Kaduna , Abuja to a large extent

On a good day nasarawa even ....

South are not united because of greed of people like tinubu and wike

If south agree to rotate power among themselves with middle belt there is absolutely nothing north can do ...na just greed

AtikuOkowa:


If Northern votes could not,can south votes make Obi and TINUBU?

As thing are going,Atiku is going to win.

Obi and Tinubu would get Northern votes,even if two votes.

Atiku would get even one vote from south. YOU will see the first president to win with Northern votes if to say south won't vote him.

Reruning is for a reason.

That's why the possibility of a rerun can't be ruled out in 2023 election!

The northern votes will be divided among the four major candidates with Atiku and Kwakwanso having a larger share.
If Obi get the SE and SS neatly, with obset in NC and SW he's good to go.
For instance, my state is PDP controlled but fully Obidient. They are only waiting to collect mobilisation fees from Atiku but on election day they'll vote Obi.

Efuaye:


That's why the possibility of a rerun can't be ruled out in 2023 election!

The northern votes will be divided among the four major candidates with Atiku and Kwakwanso having a larger share.
If Obi get the SE and SS neatly, with obset in NC and SW he's good to go.
For instance, my state is PDP controlled but fully Obidient. They are only waiting to collect mobilisation fees from Atiku but on election day they'll vote Obi.

What you don't know is the election is between Atiku and Obi,I didn`t mention Kwankwaso because he is going nowhere,he loves North and time shall shwo you Atiku owns Northern votes.

OBI can`t win any state ouside SE. He can`t get SS votes. Obi is Atiku creation,you will see what that mean b4 february.

Tinubu is Northern plan,you will see what that means.

We chose whom contest against.

mrvitalis:

Lol oh please Benue ,kogi ,Kwara , pleatue and even taraba go with south any day any time even south Kaduna , Abuja to a large extent

On a good day nasarawa even ....

South are not united because of greed of people like tinubu and wike

If south agree to rotate power among themselves with middle belt there is absolutely nothing north can do ...na just greed

HHH

They are with south?

So IBB,GOWON,DAVID MARK,DARIUS ISHAKU,LALANG,MELAYE,LAI,TY DANJUMA,ABDUSSALAMI,BABANGIDA MU`AZU,AYU,YAHAYA BELLO ETC are with south?

So who do you blame in the North?

AtikuOkowa:


What you don't know is the election is between Atiku and Obi,I didn`t mention Kwankwaso because he is going nowhere,he loves North and time shall shwo you Atiku owns Northern votes.

OBI can`t win any state ouside SE. He can`t get SS votes. Obi is Atiku creation,you will see what that mean b4 february.

Tinubu is Northern plan,you will see what that means.

We chose whom contest against.

So you think, brother!

I am speaking from "streets" present reality, not just from online ranting.

Who would have thought in just three months that Obi would be this popular?

Oga, let's face reality, almost all the Southern votes Atiku got in 2019 are going to go for Obi in 2023!

Only career politicians are still singing Atiku and Tinubu songs!

The none party and new voters have ported to the Obidient movement

Learn to love and protect your own instead of criticizing.


How many times have you seen the northerners come out to criticize their own

mmongho people are used to houseboy life

Efuaye:



So you think, brother!

I am speaking from "streets" present reality, not just from online ranting.

Who would have thought in just three months that Obi would be this popular?

Oga, let's face reality, almost all the Southern votes Atiku got in 2019 are going to go for Obi in 2023!

Only career politicians are still singing Atiku and Tinubu songs!

The none party and new voters have ported to the Obidient movement

Hhhh

Obidient talking about street against online.

How many streets do Obi have?hhh.

OBI is going nowhere,Atiku an Tinubu talk about it you refuse. PDP and APC OWNED ALL STREETS FROM BORNO to Lagos and Sokoto to Abia.