2023 Polls: Gov Wike Reacts to Possible Last Minute Alignment With Atiku.

 Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state says there is no way he would be cutting a last-minute deal with Atiku Abubakar Governor Wike says Atiku's camp has made it clear that they can win the election with him and his G-5 cohorts He also stated with confidence that no member of the G-5 integrity group would entertain Atiku's audience.

Rivers, Port Harcourt - Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has dismissed the possibility of an alignment with the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar with less than nine days to the presidential polls. The pragmatic governor made this known on Thursday, February 16 during media parley at his residence in Port Harcourt.

“No, we can’t do that; it’s over! We have said it and there is nothing anybody can do about it now. They believe they can win the election. I am not ready to sit down with anybody again.” In the build-up to the 2023 polls, Governor Wike and his cohorts ( Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) have been at loggerheads with Atiku over the formation of the party leadership.
All five governors said it was unjust and unconstitutional for he leadership of the party and its presidential candidate to hail from the same region. The G-5 governors in view of this development demanded the resignation of Senator Iyorchia Ayu as the national chairman of the party.
When asked about the sudden silence of the G-5 governors, he said: “Not all of us will do the talking. That others are quiet does not mean we are not together. We know what all of us have agreed.
Meanwhile, Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his loyalty and commitment as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He made this known during a media round table discussion with journalists on Thursday, February 16. Governor Wike described those who have left the party and returned in the time past as ''Buccaneers.' In another development, the view of the PDP's presidential campaign council is that Governor Wike has officially joined the ruling APC.The campaign council said on Thursday, February 16, said with Wike's hosting of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday, February 15, his stand is clear. In a statement on Thursday, the council said Wike went to court to stop his suspension and expulsion from the PDP because of the game he had in mind to play.


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