On Wednesday, Governor Nyesom Wike’s media assistant, Kelvin Ebiri, stated that the Rivers State governor will never abandon the Peoples Democratic Party.
A viral video purporting to show Wike threatening to join the All Progressives Congress was edited, according to Ebiri.
A popular video was created to confuse Nigerians, according to the media aide in a statement made on Wednesday night.
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Ebiri went on to say that the video was a snippet from an earlier interview in which Wike responded to Governor David Umahi’s switch from the PDP to the APC.
He blamed dishonest individuals of disseminating the video and advised the people to ignore it.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to a manipulated video circulating on Social Media, purporting that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, intends to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“It will be recalled that in June 2021, Governor Wike was interviewed on Arise Television, following the defection of the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress.
“During the interview, Governor Wike, while reacting to the reason given by the Ebonyi State governor for his defection, dismissed it as untenable.
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“The excerpt of the interview in circulation has been deliberately manipulated by some desperate and unscrupulous persons with obnoxious agenda.
“The intent of the video being circulated is intended to mislead the unsuspecting public, particularly members of the PDP.
“We, hereby urge the public to disregard the manipulated video.
“Governor Wike has repeatedly maintained that he will never, under any circumstances, defect from the PDP, which has offered him the platform to excel in his political career.
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“We urge the public to ignore the distorted video. Those behind it are desperately wicked and intend to mislead the public. Governor Wike remains a faithful, committed member of the PDP and will never leave it for the cancerous APC.”
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