Amaechi and APC Covers Face in Shame, As 54 Rivers State Governorship Candidates Endorse Wike

Amaechi and APC Covers Face in Shame, As 54 Rivers State Governorship Candidates Endorse Wike

Emerging report indicates that 54 Gubernatorial Candidates of various political parties, in Rivers State, have given reasons for their decision to drop their ambition and support the re-election of Governor Nyesom Wike, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the March 2, 2019 Governorship election in the State.

In a seven-paragraph document jointly signed by all the 54 Governorship Candidates, on Tuesday, they said that they are impressed with what Wike has achieved during his subsisting first term in Office.

They described the Governor as a visionary Leader, who has left no one in doubt, and that he has the capacity to actualise the dreams of the founding fathers of the State, adding that, he has done this through people-oriented projects and visible accomplishments.

They declared thus: “Having consulted among ourselves and with our respective Stakeholders in the State, we have unanimously agreed that it is in the best interest of the State, and the continued peaceful development and progress of people, to support the re-election bid of the PDP Governorship Candidate, and work with him to accomplish even more.”

The Governorship Candidates, in the resolution, maintained that they have also communicated their decision to Governor Wike, adding that, they have ‘unanimously, voluntarily, and wholeheartedly’ adopted Wike’s Candidature.

Amaechi and APC Covers Face in Shame, As 54 Rivers State Governorship Candidates Endorse Wike