The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that there will be consequences if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) succumbs to pressures from planted PDP presidential aspirants to move the party’s National Convention away from Port Harcourt.

He further declared that the state will not support any desperate PDP presidential aspirant who is sabotaging the economy of the state by fighting the hosting of the party’s presidential primary in Port Harcourt.

Mr Wike warned that Rivers People will teach the party a bitter lesson if it allows planted desperate presidential aspirants to scuttle the hosting of the presidential primary in Port Harcourt as agreed by all leaders of the party.

Speaking during a consultative visit by the Gombe State Governor and PDP presidential aspirant, Ibrahim Dankwambo, at the Government House Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Mr Wike said at the PDP’s national meeting, no presidential aspirant opposed Port Harcourt as a venue.
He said any presidential aspirant fighting Rivers State should forget about the support of the state, during and after the National Convention.

He said: “Let me warn the party, if you dare, Rivers State will teach the party a lesson. Those days have passed when they took Rivers State for granted. Nobody can use and dump Rivers State.

“No presidential aspirant can use and dump Rivers State. We never lobbied for it, we never asked for it, but it will boost the economy of the state. People will make money.

“Those who are against Rivers people from making money to improve their businesses, will not get our support.”
The governor said that whether the National Convention holds in Jigawa or Adamawa, the winner preferred by the delegates will emerge.

“I don’t know why anyone who wants to be president, will be afraid of a venue. Then you are not prepared for the election.

“Nobody should dare Rivers State any longer. Enough is enough. PDP should know that we are not a punching bag. We are not a people you can use and push. We are not harlots. Whenever you want, you come. When you finish, you push us aside.

“We will retaliate at the appropriate time. When you go, tell your colleagues, the presidential aspirants. We were not interested, but having given it to us, you cannot insult us,” Governor Wike said.

The governor pointed out that there are persons who are not presidential materials, but have bought forms simply because the presidency is zoned to the North.

He wondered why a presidential aspirant would declare that he is uncomfortable with Port Harcourt as a venue, but would love Rivers oil.

He said: “You come here to deceive us about restructuring. Just that Rivers State is a venue, you fight it. Then, when you are there, what will happen? You think we are fools where you preach restructuring, then when you get the position, you abandon restructuring.”

Governor Wike said that at the appropriate time, he will reveal the names of presidential aspirants working with the APC-led federal government to scuttle the presidential primary.

He added that no presidential aspirant will use a few members of the Board of Trustees of PDP to scuttle the decision of the party to host the presidential primary in Port Harcourt.

The governor described Governor Dankwambo as eminently qualified to contest the position of President. He said Mr Dankwambo will be considered when Rivers delegates meet to decide on who to support.

Earlier, Mr Dankwambo called on Rivers PDP delegates to support his aspiration as he has the capacity to set the country on the path of growth.

He said that the crisis of development being suffered by the country is a result of the leadership vacuum at the Federal Level .

While saying that he has the training, exposure and experience to lead the country in the right direction, Mr Dankwambo urged Nigerians not to make the error of 2015 when they chose promises ahead of performance.

The presidential aspirant said that he will support whoever emerges as presidential candidate, should it turn out that party delegates vote in a different direction.

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ledem kee dia sef abeg

If they decide to move it to Ekiti, what will he do?

Will he decamp to APC or SDP?

Abeg, Wike should take several seats o jare.


If Wike decides to cut his funding to the party, I am sure Atiku and Saraki will fund it.

Wike invited Saraki & Atiku to dinner without having a long spoon... He's on a long thing.

The era of his sole sponsorship of the party gave him a big head, he installed his stooge & been dictating all but now he needs to dial back as other money bags who are more mesujamba & devious are in town..Wike is proud & he doesn't know when to compromise...

Wicked wike

Wike is working for APC

Hmm

Wike is spitting fire

Wike is wrong on this one. Wike is not bigger than the PDP.
I hate to admit Adeyanju might be right, Wike can't be trusted.


This is utter bull....

Atiku and co should go and sit down jare.Governor wike deserves the right to have a say in both the venue of the national convention and who emerges as the party's presidential candidate.

Jorussia:
Atiku and co should go and sit down jare.Governor wike deserves the right to have a say in both the venue of the national convention and who emerges as the party's presidential candidate.

He has a say, IT MUSNT BE HIS WAY ALL THE TIME... Wike is a MEMBER of the party, he doesn't OWN it...Let's agree he held the party together when others bolted but the root of "democarcy" is majority agrees but in this case , Wike wants to dictate ALL! mba.

P.S.... Sometimes, i wonder what the hate riddled Jesus relatives would have done/said if it had been Tinubu or Buhari acting like a lord emperor the way Wike has been carrying on like he owns PDP lock stock and barrel?

Wike we all know you’re talking about Atiku... But please don’t play Politics with Intels oooo..... Thousands of Rivers people are making their daily livings in that Company

lols the movie never start sef
na till nextweek we go know how far

Still wondering

hmm this is just a warm up before the official day

We live in the age of agbero politicians. God help Nigeria.

Wike personal ambition threatened that's y he is reacting like this. People bigger than him in Pdp now

Too many captains on one boat. Recipe for disaster.

Good riddance to PDP. A lousy opposition while they lasted

Let me spread mat and watch....

Hmmmm

Who's complaining self

Markafi

Funny. Why is wike more interested in the convention holding in Rivers? Is Rivers the party's head-quarter

Yes cause he liberated the party financially

zinosleek:
Wike personal ambition threatened that's y he is reacting like this. People bigger than him in Pdp now

I concur

modath:

Wike invited Saraki & Atiku to dinner without having a long spoon... He's on a long thing.

Ko ni pe a to ye omo Oni breadi.

Between can his political relevance capture the ego of saraki & Atiku?

We all know tinubu is still nursing slight wounds of his preferential candidates omitted during senate member inauguration in 2015. What then will happen to bros wike that will not smell the gate of Aso rock?

We are holding that primary in Kano whether Wikr likes it or not ..people like woke and Omisore are greed Satanist who don't understand how tall the task to oust Buhari is despite Buharis unpopularity

Same happened to Tinubu. Staging the convention in Lagos didn't stop him from getting dumped by the abookis.

You can only control the aboookis if you are the president.

What kind of threat is this?

Atiku take note

Who is this wike sef? Is he a buldozar?