Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike( PDP) has asked Nigerians to support President-elect Bola Tinubu who is set to be sworn in on 29th May 2023 in Abuja.
Tinubu was declared president elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in the February 25 Presidential election after he defeated the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and the Labour party.
The president elect won twelve states including Rivers following irreconcilable differences in the National leadership of the PDP.
Recall that some months to the general election, 5 governors broke out of the PDP in what they referred to as the lack of internal conflict resolution mechanism and breach of zoning agreement.
The governors, Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state,Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia and Seyi Makinde of Oyo said it loud and clear that they would not support their party presidential candidate because the party had treated with levity, their agitation for power shift to the South
Wike told Journalists at the Defence House Friday after visiting Tinubu that since the election is over and a winner has emerged, there was the need for all Nigerians to give maximum support to the president elect pointing out that Tinubu is competent and ready to lead the country.
“Elections have come and gone. The winner has emerged and therefore is it necessary for all Nigerians to give him the necessary support for the interest of Nigeria,” .
“I am confident that he has what it takes to turn Nigeria around,” the governor added.
Wike was accompanied by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State who also re-echoed his Rivers counterpart’s comment.
“I came here to basically pay homage to the President-elect and to let him know that elections are over and this is [time for ]governance and we would do our best to give him support for the good governance of Nigeria,” the Oyo governor noted.
