Powerful PDP Governor Lampoons Buhari, Reveals What Will Befall APC in 2023
- Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari's promise of delivering a free, fair and credible election in 2023
- The PDP chieftain on Wednesday noted if the president failed to fulfill his promise, the ruling APC will be doomed
- Wike however expresses disbelief over the promise made by INEC to Nigerians in the forthcoming general election
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On Wednesday, August 31, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state said if President Muhammadu Buhari did not renege on his pledge not to interfere with the conduct of the 2023 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be doomed.
Such resolve, Wike noted meant that Buhari is serious about leaving an enduring legacy of conducting free and fair election, PM News reported.
Source: Twitter
Wike said:
“I thank Mr. President that he wants to leave a legacy of conducting a free and fair election.”
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The Rivers State governor made the assertion at the flag-off of construction work of Igwuruta internal roads in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State, that was performed by Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia State on Wednesday.
Wike recall 2019 election and APC rigging
Wike, recalled how the APC-led federal government through the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, deployed the Nigerian Army to rig the 2019 general elections in Rivers State, but that the people resisted and thwarted their scheme.
He affirmed:
“Thank God Mr. President for saying that you will not interfere or intimidate anybody. That means your party has no way to win.”
Wike reacts to INEC's promise to Nigerians in 2023
Wike also expressed doubt concerning the public promise made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deliver a better election to Nigerians.
He added:
“My problem is INEC, whether they will do what they said they will do. They are making promises now. I don’t know whether they will keep to it.
"If INEC will keep to the promises that Nigeria will get a better election, I will be so happy. Everybody will see with their eyes; Abuja does not vote. It is the people here that will vote.”
2023: Tinubu breaks silence after London meeting with Wike, Other PDP governors, reveals his plan
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, has promised that his government will not do what is comfortable but what is right for Nigerians if elected in 2023.
The APC flag bearer said this in a tweet posted on his official handle on Monday, August 29, adding that his government won’t “do what is comfortable”.
He tweeted:
“We are not here to do what is comfortable. We are here to do what is right for our people and our country.
"We are here to answer to a greater, higher calling. That calling is the love of Nigeria. We dare not miss this chance because we cannot be sure of another.”
2023: Unrest in PDP as sources reveal Wike's alleged plot to work against Atiku
At the moment, the stance of Governor Nyesom Wike, those in his camp, and the position of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are unsettling the political platform.
A source who spoke with Vanguard revealed on Wednesday, August 31, that Atiku and his loyalists in the PDP do not want to see Wike controlling the shots in the party.
The source noted that Wike is giving signals that he will work against Atiku in 2023 following suspicions that some persons loyal to the candidate do not want him to meet the governor's demands.
Source: Legit.ng
