BY: Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed reports
The incumbent Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has broken silence on the fresh interview of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Recall our earlier report that Atiku had, in an interview on Arise TV last week Friday, explained that he could not work amicably with the governor as his running mate in the forthcoming 2023 general election.
As reported by our Correspondent, the former vice president had said he chose someone with “the qualities to be President. The person must have an appreciation of the deep rot which our country has been put into by the rudderless All Progressives Congress government; understands the great suffering that most of our people are going through and the urgency of relieving them of that suffering; understands the critical importance of economic growth and development to provide our young people with jobs, hope, and a pathway to wealth.”
Atiku gave that: “But you must understand that it’s the prerogative of the candidate to pick his running mate — a running mate he believes he can work with amicably, and then also deliver the policies of the party, and also try to unify the country.”
BUT, Atiku added that he would soon meet with the Rivers governor to resolve any growing issues between them.
In a bitter reaction to the development on Friday morning at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Wike accused Abubakar of lies and deceit in his chat with Arise News.
The governor attacked that the former vice president told many lies during his recent interview.
In his words: “Thereafter Atiku appeared before Arise Television, see the statements he made. So many lies were told.”
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