The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, revealed that the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, wooed him to join the ruling party with a senatorial ticket.

He said the former Lagos State governor offered him the ticket after the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, failed to fulfill his promise after he emerged as the PDP’s presidential flagbearer.

He, however, said he turned down the offer and insisted that he would remain in the main opposition party despite his grievances, adding that he never contested the primary to settle for a vice-presidential or senatorial ticket.

“I didn’t contest so I can become a vice presidential candidate, I am not like others who were not serious and bought senatorial form alongside presidential form and that’s why when Tinubu offered me senate slot, I didn’t go for it,’’ wike said during an ongoing media parly in Port Harcourt.

The PUNCH had on July 8 2022 reported that some governors elected under the platform of APC met with Wike in Porth Harcourt, Rivers State’s capital ahead of the 2023 elections.

The governors include Kayode Fayemi; Rotimi Akeredolu and Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Ekiti, Ondo, and Lagos States respectively.

Others in their entourage include the Ekiti State Governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji; former Ekiti State governor and Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Ayodele Fayose, among others.

Before the APC governors’ visit, there had been reports that the APC candidate, Bola Tinubu, and Wike met in France. The reports were, however, debunked by the former Lagos State governor’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, who described them as “fake news”.

The PUNCH reported that the APC governors may have banked on the fallout of Wike with PDP leadership after the main opposition party’s presidential primary to woo the Rivers governor to their side ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

lhordspy:
Bxb

Kingozymandias:


Wike is a rambunctious immature man. If at all Asiwaju made this offe rmust he talk publicly. Talkative.

Atiku dodged a bullet not picking this one as running mate

Salvador1:
but you want him to be saying atifku own publicly.

Hypocrisy is a disease.

Salvador1:
So all these London meeting is for tinubu and APC to give wike senatorial tickets. Asin...

I ask why didn't Tinubu promised wike to step down so he can become APC presidential candidate.
Tinubu na full time mumu man ooo.

LegendHero:
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HIGHESTPOPORI:
When we told you all apc and tinubu have nothing to offer wike

Racoon:
Anyway politics is all about horse trading.Wike better never enter any deal with Tinubu because sane and determined people are going to reject him and the devilish regime the APC will want to enthrone.

How can a party that has bastardized the economy, kept students at home for more than half a year get votes from the same people who have been denied their right to education? The same group of Nigerians, who have no jobs, people who are pauperised, how can they vote for the APC?

How can the youths, whose parents and relatives, have been killed by terrorists and bandits, who have been displaced, give their votes again to failed promises? This is simply impossible.

Salvador1:
So all these London meeting is for tinubu and APC to give wike senatorial tickets. Asin...

I ask why didn't Tinubu promised wike to step down so he can become APC presidential candidate.
Tinubu na full time mumu man ooo.

mrvitalis:
The truth is APC have nothing to offer wike ... absolutely nothing backing APC would mean his governorship candidate would most likely lose

Tinubu can't ask Ameachi candidate to step down for wikes candidate for his own ambition

The only person wike can have a deal with is labour party ... because wike knows that working for obi would get his Candidate favour in the minds of Obidients


Not having a structure is obi biggest advantage in this coming election

BATified2023:
if tinubu na mumu who know your wise father?

I can bet he’s not even known on your street

Kingozymandias:


I do not understand what you mean. I am not a Tinubu supporter, I stan Peter obi but I prefer class and decorum in all things

Macphenson:
Why do I have a feeling that Wike will soon be obedient. He rejected Tinubu's offer, he is at logger heads with Atiku.

BATified2023:
igbos n delusion

The big guns know for sure it’s between tinubu n atiku,it is u inconsequential nincoompoops that are seeing your pandora as a man that matters

U don ever see any reasonable person talk about your pandora before?