PDP Crisis: “They want to kill me” – Wike cries out

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that despite the threat, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state chapter’s main goal is to make sure that voters use their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) “to teach a lesson to those who think they can undermine the state.”

When speaking on Thursday at the PDP campaign flag-off rally for the Tai Local Government Area (LGA), which took place at the Primary School II field in Kpite Town nearby, it was reported that Governor Wike claimed he was a target for eradication.

After Atiku Abubakar defeated Wike and other PDP candidates to become the party’s presidential nominee for the 2023 election, the G5, of which Wike is a prominent member, was formed.

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The group has been demanding the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to pave the way for a southerner to lead the party in order to achieve a “regional balance”.
The governors’ defense is that Ayu and Atiku are both natives of northern Nigeria.

The Wike-supporting governors and other party members resigned from the PDP presidential campaign committee.

The Rivers governor questioned: “But what exactly did I do to deserve their wrath? I only insisted that the national chairmanship position go to the south because it is the south that produced the presidential candidate. This follows the adage “live and let live.” Did I act improperly?

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Could they kill me? Will you consent to their killing me? Will you keep me safe? We will thus stand by our votes. You’ll remain there and be certain to cast your vote for our candidates. After that, we will spray them with our Permanent Voter Cards (PVC).