Rivers knows our chosen presidential candidate- Wike

• Published date: 01 February 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has clarified he will not make a public show of his preferred presidential candidate, insisting Rivers people have been notified of his choice.

The Governor spoke on Wednesday at Elekahia where the Rivers PDP inaugurated its campaign for Port Harcourt Capital City.

The Governor in a dramatic fashion, for over five times, asked the crowd of Port Harcourt residents, who gathered to witness the campaign kick-off in the city: 'Are you not already aware of our preferred presidential candidate?'

'We are aware,' the crowd thundered in multiple replies implying that they would carry out the Governor's directive.

Wike, who lambasted a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, said there was no time he said he would speak publicly about his preferred candidate.

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Addressing Dakuku, he said: 'Look at this small boy whom I flogged in 2015, I don't know where they said he comes from whether Abia or Opobo, I flogged him in 2015, he thought they would give him the ticket in 2019, he didn't get.

'They sent him to NIMASA. Asked him...