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“I have no problem with Atiku”–Wike says, states what PDP needs to do to have his support

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state says he has no personal issue with Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Rivers governor said he is only demanding that the north relinquishes PDP national chairmanship to the south.

Vanguard reported that Wike said this while hosting political associates and Rivers Elders Council led by its chairman, Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, on his 55th birthday at his private residence in Rumueprikom on Tuesday, December 13.

Speaking further, Wike said he has no regret in contesting the presidential primary, which he lost to Atiku.

His words: “I don’t regret I ran for presidency. In the name of God, I am happy to make Rivers proud as far as I am concerned.

“If they had allowed it to be what it is supposed to be, I would have won the election. But it’s okay. It has happened.

“People said it’s because I lost the election. It doesn’t matter. I didn’t lose the election.

“This is my first time trying to run for the presidency of Nigeria and we made an impact. If it is easy, let them go ahead. Are they not the ones begging.

“I have no problem with the presidential candidate (Atiku). All I am saying is what is the interest of Rivers people? What is the interest of the South-South, and the South?”
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