A River State Government official has appealed for patience from Nigerians.
of Rivers State has failed to meet the January deadline, which he set for the unveiling of his preferred presidential candidate for the 2023 election.a presidential candidate for them to vote for in next month’s presidential election.the promise in December last year saying he was going to campaign for his preferred presidential candidate in all parts of the country and that “nothing will happen”.
“So, all of you who have been in suspense, who have been saying all kinds of things, abusing me, wait, January is here,” Mr Wike said while commissioning a flyover in Port Harcourt. The deadline elapsed on Tuesday but the governor of the oil-rich Rivers State was yet to make good his promise. Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Chris Finebone confirmed to this newspaper, Wednesday morning, that the governor was yet to unveil his preferred candidate.Mr Wike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party , fell out with the party leadership after the presidential primary which he lost to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Governor Samuel Ortom , Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi , Okezie Ikpaeazu and Seyi Makinde are the other members of the G5.
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