Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared
that he would wholeheartedly support the presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to electoral victory in 2019.
Speaking at the Government House in Port Harcourt Sunday during a special thanksgiving service for the successful hosting of
2018 PDP national convention, Wike declared that at the convention, he promoted
the candidature of Sokoto State Governor, Rt Hon Aminu Tambuwal, but accepts
the choice of the party as the way forward.
He said: "I supported the Sokoto State
Governor, Tambuwal, fully. I have no regrets for my support for Tambuwal.
"But the party has made a choice, and as a
loyal party man, I stand by the choice of the party. I will support His
Excellency, Atiku Abubakar to victory in 2019. That is what is called party
loyalty."
The governor described the All Progressives
Congress (APC) as a hopeless party that has failed Nigeria, pointing out that
all Nigerians must work diligently towards sacking the President Muhammadu
Buhari administration.
"We must put our heads together to ensure that
this bad government is sacked. We must ensure that this bad government goes in
2019.
"If this same government returns in 2019, then
Nigerians are digging their graves. The suffering now will be a child's
play. That is why we must work for the
good of our people," he said.
He said after the special thanksgiving service that
all Nigerians must head to the fields to work for the victory of the PDP in
2019.
The governor stated that the PDP would win in
Rivers State despite the ‘evil machinations of the APC federal government’,
adding that he would complete his mission in Rivers State through a resounding
victory in 2019.
On the successful hosting of the national convention,
Wike noted that he stood his ground because of the economy of Rivers State and
the fact that the state remains the home of PDP since 1999.
"Rivers State has made PDP proud and we shall
continue to make PDP proud. God lives in Rivers State," he said.
Wike reiterated that PDP is alive today because of
the kind of National Chairman that emerged in the person of Prince Uche
Secondus.
Secondus, in his remarks, called on Nigerians to
work towards taking back the country from the brink of destruction.
He said: "Let us take back our country from
destruction. Everything about this
country has collapsed."
The party national chairman noted that after the national
convention, the party leadership has been involved in fence mending to bring
all groups on the platform to work for the victory of the PDP in 2019.
He said Atiku is the best candidate to drive the
country to growth and prosperity.
"APC will be finally buried in February 2019,"
he said.
Secondus thanked the government and people of
Rivers State for hosting the most successful convention in the history of
Nigerian party politics.
He charged the security agencies and Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work towards free and fair elections in
2019, saying the plot by the APC federal government to rig would be resisted.
In his sermon, Apostle Zilly Aggrey, said the PDP
is right to thank God for the successful hosting of the national convention,
noting that it is a platform for greater success.
Rivers State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah, said
despite the obstacles, God ensured that the national convention is the best
ever.
The Thanksgiving Service attracted PDP faithful from
the 23 local government areas of the state.
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