Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said some elders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state worked against him to ensure he did not become running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
He said they did so because they lost in their bids to secure the Rivers State PDP governorship ticket.
He made these comments on Monday, during the 74th birthday reception of a former governor of the state, Peter Odili, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Mr Odili was governor of Rivers State from 1999 to 2007.
Mr Wike recalled how some of the elders, incluing George Sekibo and Barry Mpigi, both senators, visited him in March and made a commitment to work with him as well as accept the outcome of the governorship primary in the state.
“They signed the document prepared by O.C.J. Okocha that whoever I will bring, they will abide to by it.”
He said the lawmakers also urged him to run for president and that in return he asked to produce a candidate who…
