Wike directed LG chairmen, aides, others to work for Tinubu, says Atiku's camp

• Published date: 02 February 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Rivers Presidential Council has identified the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as Governor Nyesom Wike's choice for the forthcoming election.

The council in a letter dated February 1 said Wike had already directed all local government chairmen, his aides and party executive members to deliver Tinubu at the poll.

The letter addressed to Wike and signed by the Director, State Campaign Management Committee, Rivers State chapter, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, was in reaction to the reason given by the Governor for cancelling an approval he gave to the council to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for Atiku Abubakar's campaign.

Sekibo accused Wike of trying to frustrate and stop the Candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, from emerging the next President of Nigeria.

He also said Wike's involvement in the activities of the G-5 was the height of anti-party and wondered why the governor would in turn accuse them of working with a faction of the APC in the state.

Sekibo denied the claim by the Governor that the council was working in collaboration with a faction of the APC led by Tonye Patrick Cole to share the approved facility with the APC.

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