Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed disappointment over former Daar Communications Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi’s claim that the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, will hand over to the Igbos after four years as president.
Wike said handing over to the Igbos as president will be decided by the party and not the president.
“At the level of Dopkesi, he said he is a high chief; going on television to tell people that there is no zoning. I can’t believe this. Even if somebody is to say it. Is he the one to say it?
“And he has arrogated the power of the party to himself saying when Atiku wins, he will hand it over to the South East. Is that not the decision of the party? So the party cannot decide at all, Dokpesi has zoned it,” he said.
Speaking during an interactive session with some stakeholders at the Government House Port Harcourt, the Rivers Governor denied being a running mate with Atiku, saying the South is yet to decide.
He said: “Please discountenance all those things you are hearing. The south will make a statement very soon.
“The day the south makes a statement; Nigerians will know that we’re not joking.
“What is necessary is to make sure that the party gets it right.
“We are assets; we are not liabilities. If we say we are going to support the party we will do it with everything we have.
“We are not in America where they do television campaigns, no it’s not done here.
“When we come out we will choke them.
“So everybody should relax, let the south do their proper homework and they will make a statement that will be beneficial to Nigerians and the PDP”.
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