Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike today visited the National Headquarters of the PDP on a consultation visit to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
Governor Wike who spoke confidently during the visit said he was very sure of winning the PDP ticket in a free and fair contest. He said he had been a consistent member of the PDP since 1998 and in the unlikely event of him not being the PDP’s candidate he would fully support whoever emerges.
He went on to explain that the pardon granted to convicted politicians by the APC Government clears any ambiguity on the falsehood of the APC’s anti-corruption claim as they were obviously released to help the APC in the 2023 elections.
Describing the State of security in the nation Governor Wike explained that in 2015 Boko Haram was confined to two states but now bandits and terrorist are across the country.
He called on the National Working Committee to select neutral party faithfuls to man the convention planning committee to ensure the primaries are free and fair.
In his remarks the National Chairman of PDP, Dr Iyorcha Ayu said everything possible would be done to ensure the PDP primaries is not just transparent but seen to be transparent.
He called on PDP members to be united as he has no doubt in his mind that the pdp would win the next election.