Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Wike on Tuesday stated why ex-President Goodluck Jonathan is not likely to support Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in next year’s election.
He recalled that Atiku never supported Dr. Jonathan for his re-election bid, adding that he mounted pressure on the former president to relinquish the 2015 presidential ticket of the party. THE NATION reports.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaWike said the former vice president embarrassed and humiliated Jonathan, who as a sitting President and candidate visited him in Dorchester Hotel, London, to beg him to return to the party to support his second term bid.Information Guide Nigeria
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The governor spoke when he led his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave Umahi, to inaugurate the Akpabu-Omudioga-Egbeda road constructed by his administration.
He said: “What I don’t like is that we forget history easily. In 2015 when Jonathan as a sitting president won his primary, Jonathan went to London to Donchester Hotel to plead with this presidential candidate today, Atiku Abubakar, to say ‘please, my brother, come back to the party and support me’.
“Do you know the condition they gave to Jonathan? That he should relinquish his ticket not to run as president of Nigeria. That was a sitting president and presidential candidate of a ruling party. They gave him that condition, telling him to relinquish that ticket for him not to run.NYSC portal
“When I see some people running around and talking rubbish, they forget history easily. Today, we are not saying the presidential candidate should relinquish his ticket. We are not being selfish. We are only saying since you are now the presidential candidate, let our people take chairmanship and they say they will kill me. Is it possible?
The governor said some persons he described as rent seekers from Rivers were running around the presidential candidate banking on promises that they would become ministers.
Wike, however, said it was foolhardy for people who had not captured an animal to be deciding how it would be shared.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaHe said: “When you see some rent seekers from here going around saying they will give me minister of finance, they will give me governor of Central Bank, you haven’t killed an animal and you are saying women, don’t eat it. Kill the animal first to know whether women will eat or not.JAMB portal
“I don’t want that kind of promise. Give my people this one we are talking now. Give us. Give us the chairman so that things can move freely. I am not greedy. They come and tell you stories.
“I challenge them. Did they not embarrass Jonathan when he was running as a sitting President? I said Donchester Hotel in London. But they said he should relinquish the ticket. Now, you are not a sitting President, you are just a presidential candidate. We say hold it, we will support you but let us have this one.
“People should appreciate things in life. So all those people, scavengers, vampires running around everywhere thinking they have what it takes. Nobody. The women seated here, all the youths, all these men will decide what will be as far as this election is concerned. So, nobody can intimidate me”.
Wike said some people were not happy that he commended Buhari for releasing the money he was using to execute projects in the state, warning some persons to stay clear of him and whatever plan they had against him.
He said: “That is why when I said they should thank Buhari, people started fighting me. I came here you brought yam, plantain, and cow; what are you doing? Is it not thanking me for this road? What is wrong if I said thank somebody who released money nobody released and I am using it to work for my people?
“They are coming to fight me. You can’t fight me. Even God says when someone has helped you, give thanks. When you give thanks, you get more. For those who don’t like to say thank you, it is their business and they will face God later.JAMB Result
“So, I have no apology to give to anybody. Let’s warn anybody who dares to do any rubbish because I said we should thank the President. Be very careful with me because what will come if you can’t stand it”.
