2023 Presidency: What Wike Says About The Candidate He’s Rooting For

Nyesom Wike has asserted once more that negotiations with his political partners over the candidate to endorse in the February 25 election will be finished shortly.

Tuesday’s Local Government Campaign Flag-off Rally of the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Ikwerre Local Government Area was held at St. Martin’s Anglican Church in Omagwa Town, where Wike gave a speech.

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The governor remarked that one of the best things about the upcoming election is that it will completely rule out any kind of electoral meddling or security personnel intimidation.

Wike encouraged the gathering at the campaign event to be dedicated to voting, “This time, no army will do anything. No Fakorode will do any thing. No police will do anything.

“Now, it is one man, one vote. All the votes must be in one basket from the governorship to the House of Assembly. The other one we are concluding. When we conclude, you will be told.

“Nobody should intimidate you. Nobody should tell you any story. We are free-born in this country. We are not second-class citizens. Nobody can tell us anything. I dare them. Let anybody do any funny thing, We’ll tell them we are from Rivers State.

“As we finish from here now, you’ll go home and start working before the appropriate time when we will ring the bell. When you hear the bell ringing, know that the decision has been taken.”

Governor Wike claimed that the consolidation team, which will be led by PDP candidate for governor Sir Siminialayi Fubara, will consolidate the accomplishments of his administration and should be chosen to pick up where he leaves off.

According to Governor Wike, he came to Ikwerre Local Government in 2015 and 2019 to ask for their support, made promises, and kept every one of them by distributing development projects equally among the 13 political wards.

The governor claimed that the people’s choice for the consolidation team includes men and women who have the ability to uphold the principles of good administration and who will not let them down.

Sir Siminialayi Fubara, a PDP candidate for governor in Rivers State, said that he is a member of Governor Wike’s government and that it has promoted an agenda for unequal infrastructure development while fostering excellent governance.

Sir. Fubara emphasized that supporting him would also show support for the work that Governor Wike has accomplished, which he will continue to build upon if elected.

He assured the people, “The few roads that are remaining in Ikwerre local government, we will do it. Your health services we will improve your and upgrade them. On security, you know those days when they kidnap in Elele, they will enter Ubima forest. Today, we have been able to smoke those criminals out and you have peace.”