Wike Confident Of Victory

The Rivers Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, Deputy Governor, Mrs Ipalibo Harry Banigo, and other members of the Rivers State Executive Council retreated back to their various wards to cast their votes during last Saturday’s gubernatorial and State Assembly elections.
This was the climax of months of campaigns and preparations which completely took over  last week businesses in Government House , Port Harcourt.
 Governor Wike who was accompanied by his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzette Nyesom- Wike voted at Unit 7, Ward 9 in Obio/Akpo Local Government Area, at about 10.47 am after being duly accredited.
Addressing Journalists  after casting his vote, the Governor said: “ for now , we are satisfied and confident that we will win in this election very well. We are not afraid”.
He said, in spite the fact that there were manipulations in some local government areas, but with the report reaching him, his party shall win.
He attributed low turn out of voters at the Saturday’s election to illegal activities of the military during Presidential and National Assembly elections.

The Governor was also at Ahoada on Tuesdayfor the Rivers West Senatorail ,District Town Hall meeting .
At the meeting , the  Governor raised alarm that APC in collaboration with some security agencies were planning to kidnap the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), to create excuse for postponement of the gubernatorial and state assembly elections .
He further stated that APC with some security agencies were also planning to generate mass violence to disrupt  distribution of materials for the Saturday election.
He called on the people of the district to remain vigilant, peaceful and vote for PDP candidates but to defend their votes.
Another major event in Brick House last week was the memorial service organised in honour of the soldier and civilians that died in Abonnema during the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The governor who attended the service set up a committee headed by the Depuy Governor, to identify those who died in the election and property damaged.
Wike promised that the state government would assist the families of the victims.
On last Friday, Governor Wike made a state broadcast in which he condemned what he termed stage-managed unlawful arrest of PDP members ahead of last Saturday’s election.
He urged security agencies to be professional and unbiased in the discharge of their duties for peaceful conduct of credible polls in the state.
Wike who enjoined Rivers people to come out en- masse to vote for candidates of their choice appealed to stakeholders, including the APC to join forces with his administration as patriots for peaceful poll.

Chris Oluoh