We’ll declare our presidential candidate in January — Gov Wike

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he will reveal the identity of his preferred presidential candidate in January.

He said the 5 aggrieved PDP governors otherwise known as the Integrity Group – are fighting for equity, justice and fairness in the party and they will make public their preferred presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election in January.

The Governor made this revelation at the commissioning of the Rumuokwurusi – Elimgbu Flyover (10th flyover) in Rumuokwurusi Town, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area on Thursday.

He has told his critics in the PDP to wait for till January.

The governor has informed the people of the state to support and vote for his governorship, and National and House of Assembly candidates for 2023.

He has told them to wait till January for his publicity of his presidential candidate.

He said he has chosen whom to support for the 2023 presidential election, and needed to wait for January to come before he will announce to the people of the state.

The Governor said he will campaign for presidential candidate in his state and also tour the entire country to solicit for votes and support.

According to Wike: “So, from January next year, I will campaign to my people who they will vote for.

“So, all of you who have been in suspense, who have been saying all kinds of things, and abusing me, wait, January has come.

“Not only will I tell them where they will vote, but I will also move from state to state and tell them why they should vote for the people I think they should vote for. Nothing will happen.”

He said: “Those of you who have never been stable; you move from PDP to there, and you moved from there back to PDP.

“Those of you who campaigned in 2015, telling Nigerians if they vote for PDP they are voting for insurgency, if they vote for PDP, they’re voting for corruption.

“Wait, all of us will reply. We will tell Nigerians this thing that you said, how far now. Where do you still stand now? Is it the same PDP or a new PDP?”

He said: “So, all of you appearing on television abusing me, don’t waste your saliva again. January has come.

“All those of you who are telling Nigerians that you used to have 40 shoes, you used to have 50 wristwatches, the time has come to convert those shoes and wristwatches to votes.

“It’s not to be on the podium and raise your shoes high. And raise your wristwatch high. Time has come to convert them to votes.”