Presidency: I'll disclose my choice candidate in Jan — Wike

....Rules out Atiku 

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of River State has said that he will, in January 2023, disclose the name of his choice candidate to support in the race for the next President of Nigeria, ahead of the general elections.

Wike stated this, yesterday, during the inauguration of the Rumuokwurusi Elimgbu Flyover, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, the 10th flyover by his administration, in Rivers State.

He added that he would, after declaring his choice candidate, embark on a nationwide campaign to mobilise votes for him.

Wike, however, indicated that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, was not on his mind as he vowed not to support any candidate who had deserted and written off PDP in the past and only returned for the coming elections.

He said: “From January next year, I will campaign to my people who they will vote for.  So, all of you who have been in suspense, saying all kinds of things, abusing me, wait, January has come. Not only will I tell them where they will vote, I will move from state to state and tell them why they should vote for the people I think they should vote for. Nothing will happen.

"Those of you who have never been stable, you move from PDP to there, and you moved from there back to PDP. Those of you, who campaigned in 2015, telling Nigerians if they vote for PDP they are voting for insurgency, if they vote for PDP, they're voting for corruption, wait, all of us will reply. We will tell Nigerians this thing you said, how far now. Where do you still stand now? Is it the same PDP or a new PDP?

"So, all of you appearing on television abusing me, don't waste your saliva again, January has come. All those of you who are telling Nigerians that you used to have 40 shoes, you used to have 50 wrist watches, time has come to convert those shoes and wrist watches to votes.  It's not to be on the podium and raise your shoes high. And raise your wrist watch high. Time has come to convert it to votes."

On the  atmosphere in Rivers politics and who truly owns the bragging rights among political gladiators ahead of the elections, Wike said the 2023 polls will also be used to retire some Rivers politicians engaged in show of force from Abuja.

"Let me also use the opportunity to advise those of them who said that they are our brothers in Abuja. This 2023 election will confirm to us in Rivers State who are those that have influence on voters. Who are those that their people will listen to and vote? 

"It is not only for you to be in Abuja and tell them whatever you're telling them. Come home because our polling booths are not going to be in Abuja. This election will retire people in 2023. If they win us, we go. If we win them, they go. In fact, they have already gone," he swore.

He maintained that the PDP in Rivers is confident on retaining power through massive support from the electorate in the state based on the outstanding stewardship his administration has displayed in the state.

Culled from Vanguard

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