Politics
“Peter Obi Is The Hero Of 2023 Presidential Election” – Governor Wike
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, has been referred to be the 2023 election’s hero by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike.
According to Governor Wike, Peter Obi’s decision to run for president on the Labour Party platform essentially prevented the north from holding power when President Muhammadu Buhari’s term ended.
The Rivers State governor made this statement on Saturday, March 11 in Port Harcourt during a discussion with the Technical Dealers Association of Nigeria, Computer Dealers Association, Garrison Phone Dealers Association, and Construction Materials Merchants Association.
Governor Wike explained that contrary to insinuation that he did not support Peter Obi, what most people failed to realize is that the Labour Party presidential candidate remains his hero of the election.
“Obi is my hero. If Obi did not contest, power would have gone back to the North. The whole of South -South and South-East that PDP lost, if Obi did not contest PDP would have won.”
“The hero is this election is Obi whether you like it or not. I am not here to please you, Obi is the hero.”
“He may not have been pronounced as the winner, no problem, the law will take its course. If Obi did not run this election, power would have remained in the North.”
“Whether he declared a winner now or not, history will be on his side that he fought and fought well.””
Wike said the reason he did not publicly declare support for any presidential candidate was because the PDP G-5 governors had unanimously agreed to ensure the emergence of a president from southern Nigeria to succeed President Buhari.
Governor Wike, said while members of the G-5 governors assiduously worked for power to return to the South, the likes of former Rivers State governor and immediate past Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, mobilised votes for Atiku Abubakar.
“If Amaechi loves the Igbos, why did he not support Obi? Instead, he supported Atiku. He did not want power to return to the South because he lost APC ticket.”he said
