The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, declared on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would be doomed if President Muhammadu Buhari did not break his promise not to meddle in the conduct of the general elections in 2023.
Such tenacity, according to Wike, demonstrated Buhari’s commitment to leaving a lasting legacy of holding free and fair elections.
“I thank Mr. President that he wants to leave a legacy of conducting a free and fair election.”
Wike made the statement on Wednesday, during Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu’s flag-off of construction work on the Igwuruta internal roads in the state’s Ikwerre Local Government Area.
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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.
“Thank God Mr. President for saying that you will not interfere or intimidate anybody. That means your party has no way to win. العاب بوكر ”
Wike also expressed doubt concerning the public promise made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deliver a better election to Nigerians.
“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; that Abuja does not vote. It is the people here that will vote. قوانين بلاك جاك ”
Speaking further, Wike stressed the need for those seeking votes from the Rivers electorate to courageously tell them what they would eventually benefit from such electoral support.
“So, if you have given to Adamawa, you have given to Benue, you have given to Delta, would you not give Rivers? Is it just to collect our votes?”
The governor described as unfortunate the inability of some former military generals to use their contacts with the Central Intelligence Agency of America (CIA) to solve the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria.
Wike maintained that such generals should have been more concerned about the insecurity situation in the country, and resolved to use their CIA contacts to restore peace across the country, instead of threatening him and his friends to succumb to their biddings.
“Some people threatened that they are former generals, they are close to the CIA in America and they can deal with us. I said listen, no problem. If you are close to the American CIA, why don’t you use it to solve Boko Haram problem? Is it on my body(me) that you’ll use it? Nigeria has a serious problem and you are close to the CIA, you know them as former generals, so why not use that contact and solve Nigeria’s problem?
“You want to use it to threaten me. Who are you that I should come and do your own biddings? I say no to that. I will do the biddings of Nigerians not the biddings of a few people who believe that if they are not there, it should be their children.
“No other child should come up outside them. I will not do that. So, all of us, prepare because a day shall come and Rivers State shall take a decision on what to do.”
Wike also took a swipe at a self-acclaimed leader from the South-South who is seeking his personal gain instead of that of the region.
“What will they tell their children? People who will like to eat their own share, eat their children’s share, and eat their grandchildren’s share.
“When somebody at the age of 70 something is lobbying to be Chief of Staff, what will his own children lobby for?”
Wike disassociated himself from such people who can do anything as agents set against their own people. He emphasized that no matter the enticement, he will never betray his or mortgage the interest of Rivers State. bet 365
Performing the flag-off, the governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, noted the unparalleled leadership style and courage that governor Wike has wielded in providing enduring infrastructure for the Rivers people.
Dr. Ikpeazu aligned with such determination and enthused that as leaders, they will continue to provide democratic dividends to the people of their various states till the end of their tenure in 2023.
