Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday expressed his delight that a Southerner, Bola Tinubu, emerged Nigeria’s next president after the 2023 election held last Saturday.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that speaking in Oyo State where he was invited by his ally, Governor Seyi Makinde, to commission a project, Wike said: “I am happy he (Makinde) is one of those that made history by making sure that power shift to the south.
“I have told people that those who fight for change, who fight for revolution may not be directed beneficiaries of that fight but today, history has it that all of us now are aware that when power finishes from the south, it will go to the north; when it finishes from the north, it will come to the south.
“So, it does not need to be written in the constitution at all before it is implemented. And I thank Nigerians for standing firm to see that this issue materialize,” Wike said.
This newspaper reports that Wike is the perceived leader of the G5, a group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors who are aggrieved with the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the party’s leadership.
Besides Wike and Makinde, other members of the group are governors Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu).
The group fell out with Atiku for reneging on the alleged promise to ensure the exit of Iyorchia Ayu as the Chairman of the party. They wanted Ayu to be replaced by a southerner as a condition to support Atiku.
Ayu and Atiku are both northerners, an arrangement the group said was unfair and unjust to the South.
With fake election result! You are not addressing the main issue to make Nigeria Sane! Which means you are not sincere & this is really painful. Remember God will judge you also!
Wike your shameless
INEC portal is now open for verification of results. Do not be gullible. Just take time to compare results of your polling unit with INEC result. Obi is claiming he won , Atiku claims he won. Apart from APC, Obi or Atiku might have rigged each other too. We have a lot of illiterate literates who spread unfounded rumours by politicians. Every areas where they won, election was transparent . Check how many Senate tickets APC , PDP and LP won, this will give you a clue instead of being gullible.
While we may the emergence of a southern candidate to balance the power equation between north and south, credibility of the process is of utmost importance for the sake of the image of Nigeria and also for future elections.
Leave God out of it . The onus is on us .
Wike has everything but esteem.
We would be there when the cookie crumbles.
Wike self centeredness has blinded both his mind and eye not to see beyond. It’s about Nigeria’s now and country growth and the best leader to pilots the affaires of the nation.