Following the Supreme Court judgment, which upheld the election of Governor Nyesome Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, January 27, the state’s chapter of the party has offered olive branch to the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a statement issued by the state’s chairman of the PDP, Mr Felix Obuah, he told the opposition party members that the door is opened for any of them to come into the state’s ruling party.

The Tribune reports that Obuah advised APC members in the state to accept and take advantage of Governor Wike’s call and invitation for collective efforts to push the state forward, noting that the governor was magnanimous in victory.

According to him, Wike’s extension of hands of fellowship to the APC was borne out of open-mindedness and genuine love for all, irrespective of party affiliations.

The chairman pointed out that the governor had a burning desire to transform the Rivers state from its primitive base of hazardous politics to that, directed by sound, progressive and patriotic statesmen.

He urged the party’s ward chairmen in the state to take advantage of Wike’s hand of fellowship by accepting APC members that are willing to defect and move the state forward.

Reacting to PDP’s offer, the state chairman of the APC, Dr Davies Ikanya, in a statement, disclosed that the party’s leadership received the Supreme Court judgment with mixed feelings. He insisted that the election was marred with violence, but assured that the party would neither applaud nor condemn the judgment.

Ikanya pointed out that, it was the violence that marred the elections that made the two lower courts to order rerun elections for 22 state House of Assembly seats out of 32, the three senatorial seats and 12 out of 13 House of Representatives seats.

“Ordinarily, such large-scale annulment should have logically led to upholding the annulment of the governorship election as pronounced by the Tribunal and the Appeal Court.


“While we are neither applauding nor condemning the decision of the apex court, we can only give thanks and adoration to God Almighty whose wisdom surpasses that of man,” he said.


However, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state has alleged a plot by certain desperate politicians to eliminate its chairman, Bro Felix Obuah. This allegation was contained in a statement made by Obuah’s special adviser on media and publicity, Jerry Needam. The party alleged that the threat points to the direction of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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https://www.naij.com/712508-read-rivers-pdp-told-apc-supreme-court-upheld-governor-wikes-election.html

Inasmuch as I hate to admit it, this man has cone to stay in Rivers.

Amaechi APC and Wike PDP should test their popularity during the rerun for senate and other elections coming up.

But I feel for amaechi who has no grassroot support.

After coming within an inch of being booted out, of course we expect him to be sober and reconciliatory.

How far with Amaechi probe, is that still in scope or is Governor Wike wiser now about bridges?.

Good !

It is wise not to follow the foot steps of the association of which hunters who are on the revenge mission, let's teach them how to do it when someone is in power bcs they are still living far behind the time , I mean they're still living 1993/84 so they need to learn the technics of modern governance.

Let's move Rivers forward and set an example for those who still live in their 1983/1984 stuff,They are backward people.

Ask them any question, they will refer to 1983/84 before they give u an answer.

Shioo Association of Panadull Caucus !!!


Congrats gov Wike !!!

Wike, Olive branch. APC goons should believe this at their own peril.

Lol