The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has denied working against Peter Obi, the LP’s presidential candidate, in the state.
During a press conference in Port Harcourt, he said in less than a year, Obi galvanised young voters in such a manner some had described as unprecedented and finished the race with 6,101,533 vote
Following Obi’s defeat to Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Party, young people in Nigeria have accused Wike of betraying the former governor of Anambra State (APC).
He painted the LP candidate as being ungrateful during the interview.
He remembered how, against opposition from several major PDP leaders, he chose Obi to be Atiku’s running partner in the 2019 general elections.
He said, “I take exception to Peter Obi’s comments that I came out against him. People are not being sincere, people are not appreciative. In 2019, ask Peter Obi, I was one of the teams that chose Obi to be the vice presidential candidate of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
When we met at Abubakar’s house, he said these are the names, I will choose Obi. Obi was invited while we were at Saraki’s house at night. I was fought by people like (Ike) Ekweremadu, (David) Umahi, and Pius Anyim. Every blame was on me, why would I be the one that will say Peter Obi should go?”
He berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, for failing to deliver his state, Benue for the PDP.
What can the National Chairman tell me now when he could not deliver his state? He could not deliver his polling unit?
“A small circle of people, you can’t control them. You lost and you say you are the National Chairman. If you have lost it in our states, it is the states that will make the ‘national’ thick. Without the state, you can’t be strong.” he added.
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