Jonah Jang, a former governor of Plateau State, has encouraged Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate, to make amends with Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, before the 2023 elections.
Jang made the decision on Saturday, cautioning that Atiku’s chances of winning the 2023 presidential election could suffer if Wike and his crew weren’t appeased.
The former governor warned that siding with Wike and his group will ensure victory for Atiku and the PDP in the 2023 election, but that doing so might be a bad political decision.
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Anaedoonline.ng reports that, Jang made the statement in Rivers State at the start of the state’s Omagwa internal road building.
He said: “I want to call on our presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to close ranks with all members, particularly members of your (Wike) group of which I’m proudly one . Doing this will guarantee victory in 2023 general elections.
“These men and women, as I have said, worked hard to build this party and they cannot just be wished away overnight. We need to come together, settle our differences by recognising that you need each and every one of us for you to win the general election.”
Jang went ahead to commend the developmental efforts of Wike in Rivers State despite the worsening economic situation in the country and globally.
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He said: “At this point, in our nationhood, Nigeria is down with inflation that rates over 18 per cent. Foreign reserves are dwindling by the day, and external debts are at high time.
“We have no infrastructure to show for it. No commensurate economic growth. But here we are, on the 20th day of August 2022, in the Peoples Democratic Party administration in River State, celebrating good governance in the twilight of this (Wike) administration.”
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