THE spokesman of the PDP presidential campaign council in Rivers State, Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of misleading the people of the state over his scuffle with the leadership of the party.
Nwibubasa, a former commissioner under the Wike-led administration, was reacting to the statement made by the governor during the inauguration of the State PDP campaign office in Port Harcourt on Monday.
He said it was not true that the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, did not reach out to him for nominations into the PDP presidential campaign council, pointing out that Wike denied the state more representation in the campaign council by refusing to send his list of nominees.
The former commissioner said, “It wasn’t correct for Governor 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, it is the governor that denied Rivers people more representation in the campaign council by refusing to send in nominees.
“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’.
“It is in public domain that no other Presidential candidate has the interest of Rivers State at heart like Atiku Abubakar. Atiku’s businesses in the state has provided more jobs in Rivers State and trained over seven hundred thousand people in Rivers State in various skills and craft.
“His investments has created wealth and boost the economy of the state . He is a friend of Rivers People, that’s the reason despite Gov Wike’s antagonism he still appointed many very credible Rivers sons into his Presidential Campaign Council.
“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 Governor Wike in his ill-fated presidential bid.
“They gave their best. If their best could not push Governor Wike through, should they also join Governor Wike to destroy the party that made them, with Governor Wike being the highest beneficiary?”
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