•Flays safety companies over incapacity to verify Amaechi’s supporters
By Davidson Iriekpen
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has dispelled speculations that he’s nursing the ambition of working for the presidency in 2023.
Wike additionally described as unlucky the silence of safety companies in apprehending people who threaten to destroy the state.
The governor made the clarification when he appeared as a visitor on ARISE NEWS Channel, the sister broadcast arm of THISDAY Newspapers on the weekend.
The governor described speculations linking him to the 2023 presidential race as distractions.
He mentioned: “Proper now, I’m specializing in delivering the dividends of democracy to the individuals of Rivers State.
“Recall that in 2018 and 2019 once I was supporting my good friend, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, it was speculated within the media that I used to be going to run with him. That was my first tenure and I’ve not even accomplished it and so they needed me to offer that away.
“To clear each hypothesis, let me state that I’m not going to run for the workplace of the president of Nigeria for now. I’m concentrating on growing Rivers State. I’m not a celebration to anyone saying that the issues in PDP is about 2023.
“That may be the issue in APC as a result of it’s the ruling social gathering. That is the final tenure of Mr. President and he’s going, so individuals are hustling to take over from him inside his social gathering. PDP has nothing to do with that as a result of the best way it’s now, we’re taking up from nothing.
“Now, I simply began my second tenure and also you’re speaking in regards to the presidency. When that enters anyone’s head then that individual won’t be able to supply the dividends of democracy to the individuals. And that’s the downside you see in APC as a result of everyone is considering of taking up from the president as an alternative of concentrating to do their work.
“They don’t even know the minds of Nigerians. However due to the form of politics now we have, individuals really feel since Mr. President is leaving, they are not looking for his social gathering to lose out. How will somebody in an opposition social gathering start to ponder of working for presidency once I nonetheless have time to supply issues for my state?”
Commenting on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s rumoured aspiration to contest for the presidency once more, Wike mentioned it was a elementary proper that no person may deny him.
However based on him, it’s too early to find out who will fly the presidential flag of PDP as a result of the main target is on easy methods to get the social gathering extra organised as a way to safe extra political seats.
“I’m not excited about who desires to run for now. I’m extra that PDP ought to grow to be extra organised. Allow us to get extra political seats. When the time comes, we are going to all sit down as a celebration to resolve on who will fly the flag.
“Once more, let me say, on whether or not I’ll help former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, if he decides to contest for presidency as you’ve gotten requested. I’m a celebration individual, so if he’s working on the platform of PDP for presidency, why gained’t I help him? I can not do anti-party at this stage to help a non-PDP candidate,” he mentioned.
On zoning of PDP presidential ticket to the North, Wike mentioned the Nationwide Government Council (NEC) of the social gathering had not taken a call on it.
“We are going to come collectively to resolve points as a result of we’re a household. Outsiders can not do issues that may divide us. What we’re excited about now could be how we will stay united to take over energy from APC that has failed Nigeria.
“APC shouldn’t be allowed to proceed to maintain the nation in its current calamitous state. We need to take over to maneuver Nigeria ahead,” he added.
Wike additionally flayed safety companies over their inaction to the menace by a pro-Amaechi group that threatened to unleash violence on the state.
He said that these identical APC supporters had threatened and really attacked the state Excessive Court docket due to inner social gathering squabbles and the safety companies didn’t convey the perpetrators to justice.
Wike mentioned the pro-Amaechi supporters have been so daring as a result of their paymasters had assured them of safety cowl.
“It’s actually unlucky that some individuals can now need to destroy the state. They challenge threats and the safety companies can not come out to say we will’t tolerate such menace towards the peace and existence of the state. I cannot go to court docket towards anyone as a result of the menace is within the public area. It’s apparent, that they’ve the police, Division of State Safety, air pressure, navy and the military.
“In any other case, how do you clarify the lengthy silence of the Nigeria safety companies over such threats already trending on-line? For no matter causes, why gained’t they trouble in regards to the individual making such threats due to an inner downside inside APC?
“Bear in mind, for the primary time within the historical past of this nation when Chibuike Amaechi was governor, he shut down the courts for 2 years. Based mostly on that have, extra threats and assaults are seen.
“The minister is now coming to say that he’s not a person of violence which isn’t true. We aren’t youngsters to be so deceived. Throughout the marketing campaign resulting in 2019 elections, he got here to the state chanting conflict songs and no person cautioned him,” he mentioned.
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