Nyesom Wike, governor
of Rivers state, says he is not interested in becoming the vice-president of
the country.
Wike said this during an
interview with reporters at government house, Port Harcourt on Thursday.
There have been reports
that Wike is plotting to emerge running mate to whoever emerges presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
But he debunked the
reports, saying though some PDP presidential aspirants seeking his support
offered him the position but he remains committed to the interest of the state.
“There are aspirants who
have promised me the position of the vice-president, but I said I will not seek
the position; not even in the dream will I seek that position at this point,”
he said.
“I am a first-term
governor and the national chairman of PDP is from my state and the south-south…
these are mere allegations. People can carry rumours, but everything I will do,
will be in the interest of Rivers state.
“Nobody can use Rivers
state as a tool; they did that in the past, but not anymore.”
He also wondered why some
presidential aspirants were opposed to choice of hosting the national
convention in Port Harcourt.
He said this is an
indication that there were moles of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
in the PDP.
“I am shocked that a few
presidential sspirants who never opposed Port Harcourt as a venue would begin
the sponsorship of media attacks on the venue of the convention, which was not
initiated by us,” he said.
- The Cable
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