Port Harcourt—Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential primary election will spring up surprises.
While speaking in Port Harcourt on Sunday, Wike disagreed with the comments made by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that he will always clinch the party’s ticket and said his comments could amount to taking convention delegates for granted.
According to Punch newspaper, the Rivers state governor noted that whoever emerges of all the aspirants should be assured that the entire party will rally around and make sure that he wins the 2023 presidential election.
The governor’s Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, in a statement quoted him thus, “I didn’t expect him (Atiku), frankly speaking, to say that he will always take the ticket of the party.
“That is going too far and taking the delegates for granted,” Wike was quoted as saying.
The governor said his commitment is to the PDP and assured that he would do anything within his power to see the party take over the reins of power in 2023.
He urged members of the PDP to resist making divisive utterances, saying the outcome of the party’s presidential election will shock many.
“People should watch, there will be a shock as far as the PDP convention is concerned.
“People should watch what is going to happen. People like to underrate so many persons and it is not good in politics,” he added.
Speaking on the timetable just released by the Independent National Electoral Committee, Wike expressed confidence that the National Executive Committee of the PDP will ensure the party abides by the timetable.
