Rivers Governor, Wike Reveals Why Atiku Is Not On Rivers Campaign Poster

Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, has disclosed why he removed the picture of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the Rivers State campaign poster.

While the Rivers Governor, Wike was speaking at the inauguration of Rivers State PDP campaign council today, Monday claimed that the presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku went ahead to pick those that he wanted to work with in Rivers State without his contribution.

Nyesom Wike went further to revealed that he will only campaign for people who have asked him to do so and that Atiku has not asked him to campaign for him that is why his poster was missing in Rivers PDP campaign.

While speaking, Wike said. “The presidential candidate entered my state and picked members of the presidential council without the contribution of the(sic) whole governor. They said they don’t need me to campaign for them.

“I have never seen how people would disrespect a state like Rivers State and go and choose enemies of the state without the contribution of the governor.

“The senatorial and governorship candidate told us to campaign for them and that is why we are here to campaign for them.”