Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has said stakeholders in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would, at the right time, collectively decide the party\u2019s presidential candidate.
\nHe said with the successful conduct of the PDP national convention, the party was now poised to take over the reign of power in 2023.
\nWike stated this when he paid a courtesy visit on Adamawa State Governor, Hon. Ahmadu Fintiri at the Government House, Yola, last Friday.
\nThe Rivers State governor commended Fintiri and members of the PDP convention planning committee for making the party proud by conducting a transparent and rancour free convention.
\n\u201cFor making our party proud, today, Nigerians believe that PDP members have put themselves in a position to take over the affairs of this country. It was not easy.\u201d
\nWike stated that those who have not participated in organising a party convention might presume it was an easy feat to accomplish.
\n\u201cAt a time most people were expecting that it may not work out for PDP. It only did not work out well, it was peacefully conducted, the best ever conducted since PDP started.
\n\u201cI believe that when people have done well, you commend them. When you give them another opportunity, they will put in their best. And that is one of the things I have come today to say my brother, you\u2019ve done well with your people. You did not put us to shame.\u201d
\nWike noted that when he and others nominated Fintiri as the chairman of the convention planning committee, they never had any reservation about his capacity to deliver a credible and transparent convention.
\n\u201cToday, Ahmadu Fintiri has become a household name in Nigerian politics, because of the convention he conducted very transparently. Thank you for what you have done for our great party\u201d, Wike said.
\nThe Rivers State governor also used the occasion to shower encomiums on Fintiri for his developmental strides in Adamawa State, particularly in Yola, the state capital.
\n\u201cHow much does he get from the federation account, yet, he is able to judiciously put them into use for the interest and development of Adamawa State. If other people had done this within the city, he would have moved on to other areas that need attention. I want to plea to all of you to continue to give him the support.\u201d
\nIn his remarks, Adamawa State Governor, Hon. Ahmadu Fintiri commended all the PDP governors and other stakeholders of the party for giving his committee the opportunity to serve.
\n\u201cGod, through his wisdom has seen us through. We have a stable party that is ready to take government in 2023. We must thank you for your thoughtfulness to come on this courtesy call to appreciate the little we were able to do in carrying out this assignment on behalf of all of us.\u201d
\nFintiri said the successful conduct of PDP convention now provides Nigerians, especially the younger generation, an alternative platform to elect the next Nigerian president in 2023.
\nHe urged Wike, who he acknowledged contributed immeasurably to the success of the convention, not to relent in his support for the party in the years ahead.
\n\u201cWe are not just colleagues, we are not just in the same party; we have discovered ourselves to be good friends and even metamorphosing into being brothers. This is what we need in this country.
\n\u201cThat is why I am not a supporter of those who are calling for zoning of the presidency. I am for those that are calling for good candidate that can bring this country together, and improve on the potentials that abound in both human and capital of Nigeria.
\n\u201cBut, I trust that whoever we are going to get as our presidential candidate in 2023, will be the person that Nigerians want, will be the person that understands this country and will be the person that will pull this country together and put her where she belongs in the comity of nations.\u201d
\nThe Adamawa State governor said his administration has been doing its best to attract people into the party by embarking on human and infrastructural development.
\n\u201cIt is not easy considering the available resources, but through fiscal discipline and elimination of waste in governance, we are able to save and put it into developmental projects.\u201d
\nWike, who was accompanied on the visit by Senator Olaka Nwogu; former House of Representatives member, Hon Igochukwu Aguma; and former commissioner in the state, Chief David Briggs; went on inspection of the urban renewable programme of the Adamawa State Government with a visit to a flyover under construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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