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Wike endorses Tinubu for president, says he has character required for Nigeria

Finally, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has endorsed the the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the president.

Wike said Tinubu is the kind of president Nigeria needs.

Speaking after received Tinubu at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Wike said the former governor of Lagos State possesses the character and courage required for Nigeria to move forward.

The governor insisted that he owes nobody apologies for making the declarative endorsement while wishing Tinubu luck in his presidential bid.

He asked Tinubu and APC leadership to stop funding the party’s guber candidate in the state, Tonye Cole.

“I have no apology to anybody to say nobody born of a woman can intimidate me. You have never changed party one day. That tells of your character and courage and that is what we require in this country.

“But let me advice you, don’t spend any more money on your governorship candidate here (Rivers)”, he added, stressing that he doesn’t stand a chance against the PDP candidate.

Wike castigated PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for lacking character in switching political parties and not being a promise keeper in the agreement to let party chairmanship go to South when if won the party ticket.

On the worsening trouble with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency redesign, Wike said, “Governor of CBN is disrespecting Supreme Court. Where has it happened in democracy?

“Supreme Court say do not do this and everybody is folding hands, begging CBN to obey Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court is not to be obeyed, what are you telling the people?”

Tinubu had told Wike that they were two political leaders of a kind in being fearless, consistent in character, law-abiding and not changing political platform against the odds.

“You never advocated division or breakup of our country. All your advocacy is about sharing of the cake we bake together. We are here to campaign on the philosophy you brought about when you said let power shift to the South.

“I do not want to abuse anybody. I’m not here (Government House) to campaign. It is because of your character, your belief and faith that when we came to Port Harcourt to campaign, we said we must pay you a courtesy visit.”

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