GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike has joined the race for the 2023 presidency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Wike in Makurdi, Benue state told PDP stakeholders gathering on Sunday that he wants to be Nigeria’s next President to tackle unabated insecurity and engender rule of law.
“It is obvious I am going to run for the presidency of this country. I am declaring for the first time in Benue state because of my special relationship with them. People are not suspecting, but let it be known today that I am announcing it in Benue because I have a special relationship with this state”, the Rivers state governor declared.
He stated that under his presidency, Service Chiefs and heads of security agencies would be availed requisite equipment and incentives to discharge their constitutional obligations with defined timelines to tackle lingering insecurity with no room for excuses.
On the manner of rival PDP members aspiring for the party ticket, the eccentric Rivers Governor said, “Those who want to be president now were the problems of the party in 2015.
“They ran away when the party needed them most. But I have stood and worked for this party. I have nowhere to run to because I take it personally that the party should not die. I challenge anyone in a debate what they did for PDP.”
He solicited the support of delegates ahead of the PDP’S presidential primary, saying he has all required to defeat the All Progressives Congress, adding that when some of those seeking to get the party’s ticket left to gang with the APC, he and others remained and sustained the party.
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