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I’ll support PDP even if I fail to get party’s ticket – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and a presidential aspirant has said that he would remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even if he fails to get the presidential ticket of the party.
Wike said this during the Niger State PDP stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday in Minna while declaring his intention to run for the office of the president under the party’s platform, adding that there was nothing wrong with consensus candidate if it is based on equity, justice and fairness.
He solicited stakeholders’ support in the state to enable him become the flag bearer of the party, adding that he is the only candidate who is capable of defeating the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election.
“I am here today to tell you that I have made myself available to run for the seat of the president of this country under our party, PDP, I have been a member of the PDP since 1998, I have never left the party and I will never leave.
“I can become the president if I get the mandate of delegates to make me the flag bearer. The country needs someone will who see white and call it white and black and call it black and that person is me,” he said.
He promised to address the security challenges in the country, alleging that the present administration had not adequately protected lives and property.
Wike lamented the escalating cases of insecurity in the country where people can no longer sleep and travel without fear of being kidnapped, describing Niger state as one of the worst with security challenges where farmers can no longer go to their farms due to fear of being attacked
The governor said fighting insecurity requires intelligence on the activities of criminals and is not all about buying weapons and giving incentives to personnel on the war front as motivation.
Responding, Tanko Beji, Chairman of Niger PDP, thanked the governor for standing by the state party when they needed him to reconcile members, adding that the reconciliation had made the party more united and stronger to reclaim power in the state, come 2023.
He said that the party and the country need someone who would give it a redirection and change the reward system, adding the state would provide a fair playing ground for everybody to participate.
In their separate remarks, Sen. Zainba Kure and Jerry Gana, described the governor as a “gender friendly who could give women the opportunity to contribute and add value to the growth and development of the state and the country.
They lauded his achievements in areas of provision of security and infrastructure development in Rivers, his state, urging him to do all he can for the party to become victorious in 2023.
