Posted by Amarachi on Wed 09th Oct, 2024 - tori.ng
Wike in his reaction stated that Opara and others worked for the PDP and failed in the 2023 election.
Nyesom Wike
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has ridiculed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its failure to win the presidential election in Rivers State last year.
The former governor Rivers State stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, on Tuesday.
A chieftain of the PDP in Rivers State Austine Opara said the conduct of the local government polls in the state despite opposition shows the people are tired of oppressors.
Wike in his reaction stated that Opara and others worked for the PDP and failed in the 2023 election.
He said, “They couldn’t even do a campaign, they didn’t get 10%. That’s a PDP state [Rivers State].”
Recall that the former governor of Rivers State worked against his party, the PDP in the 2023 presidential election after falling out with its leadership in the wake of his failure to win the ticket for the poll.
He instead backed Bola Tinubu who flew the flag of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), leading to its victory in the exercise.
The president who defeated Atiku Abubakar of the PDP in the presidential poll later appointed him to serve in his cabinet even though he is still a member of the PDP.
Despite calls for his suspension from the PDP, Wike has defended his action.
He said, “For the presidential election, I said I am going to support equity, fairness, and justice. In the other one, I am going to support my party and that is why we won the governor, National Assembly election.
“For presidential, I have no apologies because I don’t believe in injustice. Today people say ‘discipline Wike, he did anti-party.’ No, I did not do anti-party,” the minister argued.
“I have no regret at all.”