Big Setback For Atiku As Kano PDP Pledges Support For Wike

The Kano State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has rejected the 2023 presidential aspiration of Atiku Abubakar and other northern aspirants saying that the state’s delegates would back Governor Nyesom Wike upon the principle of zoning.

The chairman of the state chapter of the party, Shehu Wada Sagagi, made the declaration as Wike lampooned the Federal Government for demoralizing the country’s anti-corruption agencies through the pardon granted former Governors Joshua Dariye and John Nyame.

Speaking when Wike visited Kano State to woo PDP delegates, Sagagi assured Governor Wike of the delegates support because they believe that the next presidential flag bearer of the party must come from the southerner part of the country.

“We know as a matter of principle, and all of us here agree that presidency should move to the South. That is a fair deal, because when in 2019 the presidency was zoned to the north, no any southern aspirant emerge to say that he will contest, unlike what is happening now. But I am sure with the way you are going, you will defeat all those evil forces that are planning evil against you.”

Sagagi said Kano delegates will not be swayed by ethnoreligious sentiment. He declared that they will support Governor Wike based on his proven competency, capacity and ability to move the country forward.

“We are not after any Muslim leader. What we are after is somebody who has the capacity, who has the ability and who has the will to move the country forward. We are tired of this ethnic and religious sentiment which is taking us nowhere.

“For the greater part of the life of this country, northerners have been at the saddle of leadership.  But where are we today? In the last 60 years, from 1960 till date, Nigeria was not able to double its GDP twice. What a shame. Most of our African neighbours, they have tripled their GDP from the time they received independence  till date.”

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Atiku is about the leading aspirant in the party but riding against assertions of zoning.

The PDP chairman lamented the inability of the federal government to tackle lingering  insecurity in the country and the mismanagement of the Nigerian economy. According to him, for the first time in history Nigeria entered recession twice within a decade under the APC’s reign.

“The economic growth is nothing to write home about. It is more than 1.8 percent. During Jonathan’s time, with N6 million I can buy truck load of groundnut from Taraba. Now, with N21 million, I cannot buy that. That means my capital has depreciated three times compared to during Jonatha’s time,” the Kano PDP chairman said in endorsing Wike.

Condemning the pardon granted the two former governors of Plateau and Taraba States, Wike said:

“This is the same government that complained against the judiciary that it is not fighting against corruption. Now, look at what the judges have passed through; sleepless night from the FCT High Court to the Court of Appeal to Supreme Court, everything is wasted.

“If President Muhammadu Buhari knows that he doesn’t want to fight corruption, then, he should disband EFCC and ICPC because he has thoroughly embarrassed them.

“So, all these things he (Buhari) is doing is because of election coming soon. They want this person in Plateau State to help them and they want this person in Taraba State to help them. But it will not work because Wike will face them in that election.”

Governor Wike dismissed the defence  put up by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu on why the pardon should not be faulted.

The Rivers State Governor said it should be a thing to worry about because the same people who said they are fighting corruption are going through the back and releasing the same people that they said are corrupt.

“So, when his press man (Garba Shehu) said I was invited to the Council of State, is it because I’m not there, that is why they did what they did?

“If you wanted me to contribute, you would have sent me the agenda. Then, I would have known what I’m coming to do in the meeting.

“It’s not when you don’t send me agenda, I come, then you boxed us in, ambushed us, then you said I attended the meeting where they approved it. I will not attend such meeting.”

Governor Wike also explained that, “When they said my deputy attended and when they looked back they could not see my deputy again. Why would you see her?

“When she had seen what was there, she had to switch off because she knew it was a wayo. That is what this APC government is known for.”

Governor Wike told the Kano PDP delegates that it was time for Nigerians to brace up to correct the mistake that brought the All Progressives Congress (APC) government to power.

Governor Wike had earlier paid a courtesy  call on the Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero respectively.

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