Wike Dismisses Rumoured Threats To Leave PDP …Says Viral Video Doctored

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has dismissed rumours making the rounds on social media that he had threatened to leave Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
A statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Governor (Media), Kelvin Ebiri, in Port Harcourt, last Wednesday, drew attention of the purveyors of the fake news that the governor has at various fora restated his long political sojourn with the PDP, and his commitment to stay with the party, having sacrificed everything for the unity and success of PDP at all levels.
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a manipulated video circulating on social media, purporting that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, intends to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“It will be recalled that in June 2021, Governor Wike was interviewed on Arise Television, following the defection of Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“During the interview, Governor Wike while reacting to reason given by Ebonyi State governor for his defection dismissed it as untenable.
“The excerpt of the interview in circulation has been deliberately manipulated by some desperate and unscrupulous persons with obnoxious agenda.
“The intent of the video being circulated is to mislead the unsuspecting public, particularly members of the PDP.
“We, hereby urge the public to disregard the manipulated video.
“Governor Wike has repeatedly maintained that he will never under any circumstances defect from the PDP, which has offered him the platform to excel in his political career.
“’We urge the public to ignore the distorted video. Those behind it are desperately wicked and intend to mislead the public. Governor Wike remains a faithful, committed member of the PDP and will never leave it for cancerous APC’.”