By NewsBits
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the forthcoming February 25, election, Mr Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt.
Wike, during the meeting urged Tinubu to prevail on the Federal Government to ensure that the 2023 general election is not truncated. Wike noted that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s flagrant disregard for the Supreme Court order on the naira swap policy should worry the APC-led Federal Government, particularly as the 2023 general elections draw nearer.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Kelbin Ebiri, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday night. On Tinubu’s entourage were, the governors of Kebbi, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu; Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), David Umahi (Ebony), former Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, Tony Okocha and others.
Governor Wike, who thanked God that the APC presidential rally in the state was devoid of violence, however, expressed reservation whether the APC-led Federal Government was interested in conducting the 2023 general elections particularly with the lingering naira swap crisis.
Wike stated, “Do you people really want this election to take place or not; or you have an agenda to truncate this election. I don’t know. Look at what is happening in Oyo today, Edo, Delta. See what is going on.”
He advised the APC presidential candidate and the national leadership of the party not to invest resources in any of the party’s candidate in the state, because none of them will win any seat in the general election.
Earlier, the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu informed Wike that the courtesy call was necessitated by his sheer regards and admiration for his advocacy that power should rotate to the south. The APC presidential candidate said he joined the race to lead the country on the philosophy which governor Wike had consistently advocated that power should return to the south.
He stated, “Our courtesy call, not to personalize it, is out of the respect I have for you. You worked hard and you voiced loudly your commitment to unity and the critical part to that unity in Nigeria, you never advocated a division of our country. You followed history. You respect the country.”
