Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who has always virulently opposed his former mentor, predecessor, kinsman and now minister of transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, says he can only support Amaechi if he should run for presidency in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Wike said: “Let me say, on whether I will support former governor of Rivers state, Chibuike Amaechi if he decides to contest for presidency as you have asked. I am a party person, so if he is running on the platform of PDP for presidency why won’t I support him. I cannot do anti party at this level to support a non-PDP candidate,” he said.

Gov Wike said in a television interview that the South-South is heading to be in only one party after receiving Gov Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, saying it would be a good thing.

The governor made it clear he is not nursing the ambition of running for the office of the president of Nigeria. The governor said speculations linking him to presidential ambition were mere distractions.

“Right now, I am focusing on delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Rivers state.

“Recall that in 2018 and 2019 when I was supporting my friend Aminu Waziri Tambulwal, it was speculated in the media that I was going to run with him. That was my first tenure and I have not even completed it and they wanted me to give that away.

“To clear every speculation, let me state that I am not going to run for the office of the president of Nigeria for now. I am concentrating in developing Rivers state. I am not a party to anybody saying that the problems in PDP were about 2023.

“That can be the problem in APC because it is the ruling party. This is the last tenure of Mr President so people are hustling to take over from him within his party. PDP has nothing to do with that because the way it is now, we are taking over from nothing

Nonsense!!!!!

Of course he will support him. They are brothers from Ikwerre, and we Ikwerre people and Niger delta in general don't play politics of hate!