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Fifty eight governorship candidates in Rivers State on Friday re-affirmed their endorsement of the re-election of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, declaring that they would work for his success during next Saturday’s governorship election.
They condemned the ongoing plots by the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disrupt the election in the state. While speaking through their chairman, Pastor Samuel Ihunwo, during a solidarity visit to Governor Wike at the Government House, Port Harcourt, they condemned the killings by the military during the presidential and National Assembly elections, stating that immediate steps must be taken to avert using the military against Rivers people during the governorship/State Assembly elections.
“We observed that our people were killed by the military. We have come for a solidarity visit because as the father of the state, you are pained on what is happening. We condemn in totality, the unwarranted killings by the military. We are not in support of the evil that INEC is conniving with APC to disrupt the Governorship/State Assembly elections on March 9. The APC knowing they are not on the ballot, plan to perpetrate evil and ensure that elections don’t hold.”
They noted that they will remain resolute to ensure that the elections hold and Governor Wike is duly elected. “The 58 governorship candidates maintain their endorsement of Governor Wike. What we have said still remains. We will give all necessary support for the governor to be re-elected”, he said.
They declared that the exclusion of the APC from the ballot was an act of God. He said even without being on the ballot, APC has unleashed violence on Rivers people. Responding, the governor stated that no one man born of woman can determine the political destiny of Rivers State.
He said: “No one man born of a woman can say that he must be in charge of the state. That is unacceptable to the people of the state. If we relied on the security agencies, by now we will not be here. Only God protects us in Rivers State. If you see the connivance between the APC and the security agencies, you will marvel how we have gone so low. The security agencies are aiding individuals to perpetrate crime. It is unfortunate.”
Wike wondered why APC in the state is neck deep in killing Rivers people over a self-inflicted crisis.
