The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has ruled out any last-minute deal between the G5 and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
Wike, who disclosed this during a media chat with newsmen on Thursday morning, said he owes nobody an apology to have hosted the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu in Port Harcourt after the latter’s rally in the state on Wednesday.
The governor also noted that he is not ready to sit with any member of Atiku’s camp to broker peace between the G5 the national leadership of the party led by Iyorchia Ayu.
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Asked about the possibility of a last-minute deal with Atiku,Wike said;
“No, we can’t do that; it’s over! We have said it and there is nothing anybody can do about it now.
“They believe they can win the election. I am not ready to sit down with anybody again.”
Sack Wike, declare state of emergency in Rivers, Atiku Campaign Council Tells FG
Meanwhile, the Spokesperson for the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, has beckoned on the Federal Government to remove Nyesom Wike as governor of Rivers state before the 2023 general elections.
Bwala said the only solution to the unending crisis in the PDP in the state was the removal of the state governor.
He added that the Federal Government should declare a state of emergency in Rivers as the governor’s antics may deter free and fair conduct of the forthcoming elections in the state.
He said:
“If the chief executive officer of the state cannot allow a free and fair conduct, then the proper thing to do is to declare a state of emergency, remove him and conduct election there and this wouldn’t be new in Nigeria.”
