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Rivers governor Nyesom Wike laughs off ambition of Sen. Dino Melaye to emerge the next governor of Kogi State on the platform of PDP
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has laughed off the quest of Senator Dino Melaye to emerge the next governor of Kogi State, saying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain does not have what it takes to vie for such a position.
Wike who said this while in a media chat with selected Broadcast media stations in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
But he said that he would not be surprised if the PDP national Leadership is rooting and backing Melaye, “because it’s time to compensate on of his attack dogs”.
“When you give Dino that ticket, you know, he won’t win in Kogi State, you’re just compensating him for a job well done for being your “attack dog” abusing those who disagreed with national leadership of PDP,” Wike said.
The Governor pointed out that it will take a lot to defeat an incumbent Governor or President and the ruling party.
“Why would Kogi people say they would vote for a candidate like Dino? Are we joking? Is it that the incumbent Governor did not do well, or his party is in disarray.
Wike said defeating an incumbent government takes a lot of strategy like capitalizing on nonperformance and picking an acceptable candidate by the stakeholders of the party in the state.
He said it should not be a compensation to somebody because he is the favorite of the national leadership of PDP.
“Dino does not have what it takes [to be a governor] for crying out loud. He knows me very well. He does not have what it takes to be a governor.”
He added that PDP is doomed to lose the election if its gives the governor ticket to the former Kogi West Senator.
