*As he commissions Community Secondary School in Rivers
A former Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, has called on all the warring members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to put all their differences aside and work together to clinch victory come 2023.
He equally gave reasons why people speak ill of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Rivers State Government’s upgrade of Community Secondary School in Harry’s Town, Fayose commended Wike for his laudable projects in the State.
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He also refuted plans of dumping the PDP for the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, to support Bola Tinubu.
His words;
“For me, I want to believe Atiku Abubakar is not against you. But let me say this quickly, a lot of people surrounding the throne are enemies of the throne.
“No living person in the party and outside this party that will not acknowledge your contribution to this party. You are the soul of this party.
“Rivers State has been here for a long, but today we can see the difference. The average Rivers man is proud to be from Rivers.
“They’re proud to say you’re their governor. Forget whatever anybody says about you.
“I’ve said it before, Wike, the man with a fierce look but a good heart. The heart of love, to accomplish and give support.
“The majority of our enemies today are not against you because of anything, but against you because you have capacity.
“They’re against you because they know that when you take over they’ll fall apart.
“Wike has not come out to say that Atiku Abubakar is not the presidential candidate. He is.
“I was there the second day after the election when our candidate, the former vice president visited Governor Wike’s residence.
“We had a mutual conversation. We were all happy. Everything was in place to move forward.
“I spoke at that meeting. But I don’t want to aggravate this situation. I’m only appealing to people that matter.
“In every political party, there will be grouping. The same family, but different interests.
“We can do better than we are doing. People around the corridor of power, please, allow this candidate to win election. We don’t celebrate victory until it is ours.”
The former governor, however, called on the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to nip the crisis in the party in the bud ahead of the 2023 general elections.