The state of Rivers has not made a decision about the presidential election for the next year, according to Governor Nyesom Wike.
The state has not yet decided what to do in regards to the presidential election, according to Wike, who predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate for governor, as well as its candidates for every House of Representatives, Senate, and State House of Assembly, will win the general elections in 2023.
Wike said this on Monday at the installation of the 319 Ward and 32 Constituency Liaison Officers at Government House in Port Harcourt.
This information was provided to journalists in a statement made by Kelvin Ebiri, Governor Wike’s special assistant for media.
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“Our state will go PDP. Regarding the governorship, House of Representatives, Senate, and State Assembly, I am not keeping it a secret. We won’t make a decision on the other one (the presidency) until the proper thing is done, the governor of Rivers remarked.
In addition, Wike attacked Dr. Abiye Sekibo, the former minister of transportation, claiming that Sekibo lacks the authority to speak on behalf of the government.
The Peoples’ Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State is directed by Dr. Sekibo.
Sekibo, according to Wike, is a self-centered politician who failed to provide democratic dividends of any type to the state while he was a minister and to his birthplace of Okrika local government area.
“I watched a video where a man named Dr. Abiye Sekibo claimed to be the director of Atiku’s Supporters in Rivers while addressing people at his home yesterday (Sunday).
“I have no problem about that. But he does not have the capacity to speak on behalf of Rivers State.
“In that video, he said that Rivers State has been having a close relationship with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and that Rivers State has always benefitted from Atiku Abubakar.
“I want to correct one impression, Dr. Abiye Sekibo has a personal relationship with Alhaji Atiku, not Rivers State.
“Dr. Abiye Sekibo was Minister of Transport when Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was the Vice president of Nigeria. Can you people mention one project in Okrika, I don’t even want to talk about Rivers State, in Ogu/Bolo, one project that he brought down to Rivers State. Is there anyone?”
