The Governor of River State, Nyesom Wike has said that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, has the character and courage needed for Nigeria.
Wike said that he owes nobody apology for making the declarative endorsement while wishing Tinubu luck in his presidential bid.
He spoke when he received Tinubu at the Government House, Port Harcourt, shortly after the APC candidate’s campaign rally yesterday, February 15.
“I have no apology to anybody to say nobody born of a woman can intimidate me. You have never changed party one day. That tells of your character and courage and that is what we require in this country.”
Governor Wike, however, advised Tinubu not to encourage further funding on the APC governorship candidate in Rivers State Tonye Cole, saying that he has no chance against Siminaliayi Fubura, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Wike acknowledged that Tinubu, a former Lagos Governor has never changed political party and holds firm to what he believes in, saying that he copied some of his (Wike’s) governorship policies that have brought him praise, particularly quality welfare for judicial officers, from the policies of Tunubu when he was Lagos Governor.
“Let me advice you, don’t spend any more money on your governorship candidate here (Rivers), because he doesn’t stand the chance of winning.”
Wike Berated the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for lacking character in switching political parties and not being a promise keeper in the agreement to let party chairmanship go to South after he won the party ticket.
