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Wike lauds APC governors for supporting Southern presidency

The Rivers State governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has commended the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for upholding a rotational presidency and power shift to the South.

Speaking at the commissioning of Akpabu-Egbeda road in the Emohua Local Government Area on Friday, the governor described himself as one of the apostles of power shift, noting that the support for a southern president had nothing to do with political parties but the unity and oneness of Nigeria.

The APC’s Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of the presidential election on March 1, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, came second.

Wike, a member of the PDP, had refused to support Atiku’s campaign, arguing that the party’s constitution was against one region of the country producing both the presidential candidate and the national chairman.

His words, “I thank and commend the people of Emohua local government for standing firm to support the southern presidency.

“I did say as one of the apostles of power shift, I maintain it has nothing to do about the party. It has to do with the unity of Nigeria; it has to show the oneness of Nigeria.

“That is why I commend the APC governors who came out boldly to say even though they are in power, they said no, this country we are all one.”

He maintained that the country must continue to be one, and if that is the case, power must shift to the South

“I commend them [APC], so whether you voted for Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi or you voted for Asiwaju Tinubu, I have no problem with you, as far as you stood for the southern presidency,” Governor Wike added.

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