Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party- Peter Obi

as the hero of the 2023 presidential election. Governor Wike said the decision of Peter Obi to contest the presidential election under the platform of the Labour Party, primarily prevented the north from retaining power after the end of President Muhammadu Buhari's tenure.

The Rivers State governor said this during an interactive meeting with the Technical Dealers Association of Nigeria, Computer Dealers Association, Garrison Phone Dealers Association and Building Materials Traders Association in Port Harcourt on Saturday, March 11.

Governor Wike explained that contrary to insinuation that he did not support Peter Obi, what most people failed to realize is that the Labour Party presidential candidate remains his hero of the election.

"Obi is my hero. If Obi did not contest, power would have gone back to the North. The whole of South -South and South-East that PDP lost, if Obi did not contest PDP would have won.

The hero is this election is Obi whether you like it or not. I am not here to please you, Obi is the hero. He may not have been pronounced as the winner, no problem, the law will take its course. If Obi did not run this election, power would have remained in the North. Whether he declared a winner now or not, history will be on his side that he fought and fought well."

The Rivers State governor said the reason why he did not publicly declare support for any presidential candidate was because the PDP G-5 governors had unanimously agreed to ensure the emergence of a president from southern Nigeria to succeed President Buhari. Governor Wike, said while members of the G-5 governors assiduously worked for power to return to the South, the likes of former Rivers State governor and immediate past Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, who is now soliciting for Igbo to support APC candidate, Tonye Cole, mobilised votes for Atiku Abubakar.

"If Amaechi loves the Igbos, why did he not support Obi? Instead, he supported Atiku."

Source:https://equaljhayloaded.com.ng/rivers-state-governor-nyesom-wike-has-described-the-presidential-candidate-of-the-labour-party-peter-obi/

Atiku will leave to regret ever choosing obi as his deputy, if not obi labor party, atiku would have been the president elect by now

Lol

This wasn't about, tribe, ethnic, or religion.... It's about who will make Nigeria stand on her feet, rather than her knees, and vast majority of Nigerians saw it in Obi.....

Wike is a drowning man in need of salvation. But rather than seek it from our Lord and Saviour, Wike wants to seek it be trying to convince Southerners that Northerners hate us. But was it Northerners who unleashed violence against Rivers people on Election Day?

Jones4190:
Atiku will leave to regret ever choosing obi as his deputy, if not obi labor party, atiku would have been the president elect by now

Sometimes you guys just open mouth and talk foolishly. Atiku should have used someone that left the party abi?
The greatest loser here is not Atiku But obi and the Igbos.

Jones4190:
Atiku will leave to regret ever choosing obi as his deputy, if not obi labor party, atiku would have been the president elect by now

Obi never wanted to be anyone's deputy. Think of it, Obi prior to this election, there was no governor, senator or even house of rep member elected on labour party platform. He atiku with all the pdp governors house of reps members and even house of assembly members. He managed to outscore Peter Obi with just few points. Imagine if PDP had given Peter Obi ticket.