2023: Respect Zoning, Wike Warns PDP Aspirants

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has warned aspirants under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against destroying the zoning system put in place by the founding fathers of the party.
Wike, who gave this warning in Abuja when he met the caucus of the PDP in the National Assembly, added that he has set up a legal team comprising over 20 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to take care of election litigations for all National Assembly members supporting his presidential ambition.
The Rivers State governor, who said he has the advantage of age, energy and determination to carry out whatever was necessary to be done for Nigeria if elected president, assured his supporters that those who support him would not need to spend money on election cases.
He said: “If you want to run election, you can run but tell us the truth about how things have been done. Our founding fathers never made a mistake, they know the complexity of this country, and it is not because they don’t want merit, no, but they said for Nigeria to move forward, this is the way we are going to do it for fairness, equity and justice.
“But don’t scatter what the founding fathers have laid down because of your selfish interest, no, agree.”
Assuring the lawmakers that he would work fully in support of the party to win the presidential election even if he was never nominated as the flagbearer, Wike said, “even if you don’t give me the ticket, I will never go to any party. I will carry it upon my head and make sure the party wins election. I am not going to do any conspiracy to go and see APC in the night.
“That is the problem of people because you didn’t get it; you begin to go in the night to frustrate the party.
“After May 28, 29, if anything happens, right from there, I will make myself available to work for this party, to make sure this evil government leaves, it is evil, evil is evil, there is no way to defend it.”
On his legal team, Wike said: “To tell you I am serious, we have set up our legal team, 20 something SANs. I am fully prepared for this, and everybody who is working with me, will not have any legal challenges because you will take from the pool. Nobody supporting me here will go to court on their own; our team will take care of it. If I say I am working with you, your problems are my problems, and my own problems are your own problems; so, we must share it equally.”