Atiku Vs Buhari: What Wike said after closed-door meeting with PDP flagbearer

Governor Wike

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will do everything possible to ensure it takes over power from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2019.

Wike made the remark while addressing reporters after a closed-door meeting with the party’s Presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Sunday.

He met with the Waziri of Adamawa shortly after the presidential primaries.

The former vice president had emerged winner of the PDP primary election over the weekend after scoring 1532 votes to beat 12 other contestants who had vied for the party’s ticket.

However, speaking after the meeting, Wike said, “All PDP people are happy. We are one family, you may support aspirant A or aspirant B but once somebody has emerged, you owe it a duty to make sure that your party returns to power.

He described the APC as the “most inefficient and ineffective” party in government, adding that the ruling party had failed Nigerians.

Wike said, “We have no party that will salvage the country other than the PDP. A candidate has emerged and we owe it a duty to see that the party takes over from the most inefficient and ineffective party in control of the federal government.

“So, we are doing everything we can to make sure that we don’t give any gap for APC. They have failed Nigerians and we will do everything to take over in 2019.”

The governor also stated that all hands must be on deck for Abubakar.

“My happiness today is that the convention was successful and it went on without hitches.

In his remarks, Abubakar thanked the governor for hosting the convention. He said the country needs to chart a new direction in the interest of the people.

“I came to personally congratulate the governor, the people and government of Rivers state for hosting a most successful convention,” he said.

“The entire country needs a new government. Definitely, we don’t need APC to return to power in 2019.”

(Daily Post News)