Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has described the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC as a man Nigeria “desperately” needs.
Wike said this on Wednesday at Government House, Port Harcourt, while receiving Tinubu, who visited him shortly after the APC presidential rally in the state.
In a statement byKelvin Ebiri, the spokesperson to the governor, Wike described Tinubu as a man of character and courage.
“I wish you good luck,” the governor was quoted as saying to Tinubu. “I support the principle of fairness, equity and justice and that is what G5 stands (for). G5 does not stand for anybody.”
Tinubu’s delegation to the governor were his running mate, Kashim Shettima; the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, and the governors of Kebbi, Abubakar Bagudu, Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Ebonyi, David Umahi.
Others were the former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, and theu Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva.
Meanwhile, despite Wike’s seeming endorsement of Tinubu, he advised the APC leadership not to invest its resources in the APC candidates in the state, warning that they would not win a single position in the general elections.
This development is coming a few days after the Rivers chapter of the APC accused Wike of making moves to join the party through the backdoor.
The APC in the state accused Wike of discreetly asking his political appointees to canvass votes across the state for the APC presidential candidate.