Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that the corruption fight of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government was shrouded in despicable politics that puts Nigeria up for ridicule in the international community.
\nThis is even as the presidential candidate has vowed to end the cold-blooded massacre of citizens of Plateau and other states across the country, if elected president in 2023.
\nWike made the observation, last Saturday, when he visited Niger State as part of his ongoing consultation with delegates and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
\nThe governor said it was difficult to explain the rationale of the APC-led Federal Government in handpicking supposed corrupt persons, make them to go through court processes up to Supreme Court, and then, turn around to release them in the guise of pardon.
\nHe recalled that President MuhammaduBuhari\u2019s promise to Nigerians was to fight corruption forthrightly, but added that the pattern was now obvious that it was tilted against those who were opposed to his policy and programmes.
\n\u201cTo tell you the truth, this APC government has deceived us a lot. This is a government that said they are fighting corruption. They handpick people and jail them after they have gone through all court processes up to Supreme Court.
\n\u201cThen, they turn around to release from prison those people that they said are corrupt. What a country is this? What a government is this?
\n\u201cDoing it for political reasons because the elections are coming and they want (Joshua) Dariye to help their party in Plateau State. They want (Jolly) Nyame to help them in Taraba State. Why don\u2019t they give pardon to James Ibori, for example?
\n\u201cLook at how they have made the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute and spend so much money. Then, at the end of the day, you played politics with it. How will the international community look at us? It\u2019s so shameful!\u201d
\nWike told the delegates and leaders that he has resolved to end the era of lies by the APC to Nigerians, which was why he was soliciting for the ticket to fly the party\u2019s flag in the 2023 presidential election.
\nHe assured of tackling the festering insecurity in parts of the country so that farmers can return to their farms and grow the economy.
\n\u201cThe day you give me the ticket is the day we will start to form the government, because by giving me the ticket, I know I have won the election already.
\n\u201cIt is only when you have given me the ticket that I\u2019ll make sure that I present, put together the best of professionals that will help me to run the affairs of this country.
\n\u201cLeadership is the ability to organise and galvanise experts to do the work under adequate supervision and coordination.\u201d
\nSpeaking further, Wike said what he had done in Rivers State was towering evidence of what he was prepared to do as president of Nigeria, if given the opportunity to serve.
\nHe explained that he was a performer, a courageous person; and Nigerians need his fearless personality to salvage the country.
\nIn his remarks, former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana urged the delegates and leaders to support Wike\u2019s ambition because he has the capacity to end insecurity and the country\u2019s infrastructure deficit.
\n\u201cNigerians, if you want a decisive answer to this insecurity in Nigeria, then, tell the PDP to wisely give you Wike as candidate so he will become president of Nigeria, because I know Wike will preside very well.\u201d
\nAlso speaking, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoTs), Senator Zainab Kure, said Wikewas gender friendly and passionate about the party.
\nEarlier in his address, Niger State PDP Chairman, TankoBeji, observed that the issues raised by Wike while addressing delegates and leaders were germane.
\nBeji, who described the forthcoming PDP convention as do or mar, said PDP must not make the mistake of giving its ticket to someone who would end up being a sectional president.
\n\u201cThis party belongs to all of us. We need to put our resources and energies together to work for this party. We want a Nigerian president, not a southern president. We want a Nigerian president, not a northern president. This is the focus. Gone are the days that we will be deceived. We can no longer be deceived. We have come a long way. We have suffered enough.We don\u2019t want to suffer again.\u201d
\nHe commended Wike for his commitment to the PDP, and urged him to ensure that the party\u2019s reward system was overhauled.
\n\u201cIf you become president, and by the will of God, you will, there is a need for you to give the party and the country a redirection. There is a need for you to change the reward system in the party. Gone are the days when somebody will put in his effort, put in his cash, put in his energy, and when we form government, you put him behind, that is not party politics. It is not fair and just,\u201d he said.
\nSimilarly, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate and Rivers StateGovernor, Chief NyesomWike has vowed to end the cold-blooded massacre of citizens of Plateau and other states across the country, if elected president in 2023.
\nWike has also described as regrettable the failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to end the incessant wanton destruction of life and property in Plateau State.
\nThe governor stated this, last Saturday, when he visited Jos, the Plateau State capital as part of his ongoing consultation with PDP delegates and leaders across the country ahead of the party\u2019s convention slated for May 28-29, 2022.
\nHe observed that the under the watch of the APC-led Federal Government, banditry and other horrid criminal activities have been thriving in Plateau State, which was regrettably governed by the same party.
\n\u201cAPC is at the Federal Government level. APC is at the Villa. The only Federal Government project in Plateau is banditry. That is the only project that can be given to Plateau people.\u201d
\nWike told the delegates and leaders that if given the PDP presidential flag, he would win the 2023 general election for the party, and subsequently end the menace of heart-wrenching violence in Plateau and other parts of the country.
\n\u201cGive me the ticket, I will win the election, and this thing will be a thing of the past.\u201d
\nHe explained that he was serious about his bid for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
\nAccording to him, if elected, he would replicate his remarkable achievements as governor of Rivers State in other parts of the country.
\n\u201cWhat is important for me is that PDP must take over in 2023. What our party requires now is somebody who can win election for PDP. I am not running to answer the name, former presidential candidate, no. That is not why I am running. I am running election because I know, if you give me the ticket, I will win this election for the PDP and for Nigeria.\u201d
\nThe Rivers State governor commended former Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang; and Senator Jeremiah Useni; for settling their political disagreements in the interest of the party.
\nAccording to him, the reconciliation of the two leaders made it possible for the party to win a House of Representatives seat in the recent bye-election in the state.
\nIn his remarks, Plateau State PDP Chairman, Chris Hassan, who acknowledged the role Wike played to reconcile the leaders of the party in state, assured him of the state delegates\u2019 support.
\n\u201cYou came, you saw us in problem; you helped us in settling the issue in Plateau. And along, you brought us one of the most coveted seats that has eluded us for 19 years:House of Representatives. It will interest you that the member representing the House of Representatives is from my own constituency, so, you brought us good tidings.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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