The 16 Rivers state PDP governorship
aspirants who boycotted the party
primary have vowed to cast protest vote
against the PDP in the 2015 general
elections.
The aspirants also expressed shock that all
their agitations to get the attention of the
National leadership of the PDP to wade
into the “perceived injustice” in the state
fell on deaf ears.
At a media briefing held in Port Harcourt,
one of the aspirants, Gabriel Pidomson
said “since they refused to listen to us, we
will show them with our votes, our oil and
gas.”
Another aspirant who is the former Vice
Chancellor of the University of Port
Harcourt, Prof. Don Baridam lamented the
kind of politics being played in Nigeria.
Prof. Baridam said, “there is no democracy
in Nigeria. There is nothing like
democracy. A situation where one man
drafts a list in his house and it is used to
win election for him is unfortunate.”
Similarly, a son of the oil magnate in
Rivers state, Dumo Lulu-Briggs said it was
unfortunate for anyone to think that a
primary election held in Rivers state.
Meanwhile, former Minister of state for
Education, Nyesom Wike who clinched the
PDP governorship ticket has extended a
hand of fellowship to the other aspirants.
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Wike said his hearts are open to receive
any of them who wants to work with him,
adding that he cannot lead the state
alone.
“We need to work together to retake
Rivers state. I have forgiven them all. I
apologise to all those that I may have
offended. I beg them in the name of God,
let’s come together and build Rivers state.”
In the meantime, the PDP Chairman in
Rivers state, Felix Obuah has
congratulated Wike and hoped that his
emergence as the party flagbearer will
mark the end of the reign of the All
Progressives Congress, APC.
Meanwhile, the APC in Rivers state have
celebrated the emergence of Wike as the
PDP flagbearer.
Publicity Secretary of the party, Chris
Finebone said, ” we are happy that Wike
has finally emerged.
“With his emergence, our job is half done.
We will trounce Nyesom Wike at the poll.

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Love him or hate him Wike is a dirty fighter and this is grandstanding by APC. Am sure they've secretly resigned themselves to losing Rivers.