As Friends of Wike presents nomination form to him
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said he is fully prepared for the assignment of being President of Nigeria because he has the capacity to address lingering issues of insecurity and a poor national economy.
Wike made the remarks, yesterday, when a group, the Northern Progressives Elements and Friends of Wike, in Abuja, purchased and presented to him Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The governor said it was time to save the country from the intractable lies of the APC-led Federal Government.
According to him, “They have tried it with me. They know that they can never succeed. They did it in Rivers State. We said no! It will never work! And it didn’t work. If you give us the ticket, go home and sleep.”
Wike pointed to how APC failed woefully in addressing the economic concerns of Nigerians. According to him, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) boasts of how much it is spending to boost agriculture without visible impact and availability of food.
He asked: “Where is the food? If you have invested in agriculture, we should be seeing the result. Instead of people eating, people are dying every day. Who are they deceiving?
“We took the oath of office to protect life and property. If we cannot protect life and property, there is no governance.
“You’re talking about food, agriculture… How can you talk about agriculture when people cannot go to the farm? How can you talk of improving the economy when investors have lost confidence in the country?”
He noted: “It is a task that is surmountable with commitment and passion. By the special grace of God, with your support, we shall surmount the problems facing Nigeria.
“Let me tell PDP people, just like the former deputy national chairman said, we cannot just stay at home and be praying to God to dash our power, no. God has given us the capacity. We must use that capacity and take over the power.”
He assured me that with their help, he would do his best possible in redeeming Nigeria.
Senator Sulieman Nazif, who presented the forms to Wike, on behalf of the Northern Progressives Elements, explained that they decided to pool resources together to purchase the forms because of their belief in the governor’s love for the country.
“As we present to you these forms, we will be by you. Wherever you stand, you will find all of us around you, so that you can seize and collect that power, and bring that power back to the PDP.”
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde thanked all who contributed their resources to purchase the forms.
He maintained that Nigeria, at this point, needs a leader that is energetic, not people that are tired and lack the ability to salvage the country.
On his part, former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, commended the group for the gesture, declaring: “Nigeria is on the verge of a return to a new Nigeria.”
