FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar –
The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said that he is not contesting the 2023 primaries of the People’s Democratic party (PDP) to be nominated as the Vice Presidential candidate to anybody in next year election.
The governor also said he does not support the consensus arrangements in PDP as being speculated.
Governor Wike said this in Calabar on Wednesday during his visit to consult with the PDP stakeholders in Cross River State for his presidential aspiration.
He condemned those asking for consensus, saying all the aspirants should go to the field and work and the party must not condescend to accepting a consensus candidate.
“I am not here for that rubbish called consensus. They came to me, and I have told them bluntly that I am not party of it.”
Governor Wike also maintained that he is emphatically running for the office of the president and will not negotiate for even office of Vice President to anybody.
“I am going round all the states in Nigeria to confirm that I will run for president of Nigeria.
” I don’t want to be recognised as a former presidential aspirant, but to run and win the presidential election.
“I am not going to negotiate for Vice President but to win the PDP ticket and win the election.
“People have pressurized me to rather buy ticket for Senate. But I said I am quite fit and ready for the race.
“I am ready to demonstrate power and power to win the election, nothing more.
The Rivers State Governor, however appealed to Cross River delegates to vote for him massively in the forth coming presidential election.
