Masari Hails Wike For Curtailing IPOB In Rivers

Governor Aminu Bello Masari has commended his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike for effectively curtailing the activities of the the  Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Rivers State saying he has demonstrated his sincerity and desire for a united Nigeria.

Masari spoke when he received Wike in the Katsina Government House in the course of the ongoing consultations by the Rivers State governor in his bid for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Governor Wike told Masari that as a mark of respect,  he also deemed it proper to personally visit Governor Masari, to formally notify him of his presidential ambition.

“I am formally informing you that I am making myself available to run for the office of the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, and I am here today to talk to the delegates who will make it possible on the 28th and 29th of this month, which is our national convention.”

“We cannot say because you don’t belong to our party and therefore we must not give you that respect, no, is not allowed. By our tradition, party cannot divide us. Party is a vehicle that conveys you to the point of destination.”

Governor Wike insisted that irrespective of political leanings, politicians must cultivate the virtue of prioritising national unity above their political interest at all time.

In his response, Governor of Katsina State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, said it was gratifying that the Governor of Rivers State is aspiring to be the next president of Nigeria. According to him, that shows that the country is becoming one united nation,

“I believe you have contributed in your own way  immensely to the development of the political process in Nigeria. Really, we thank God that people like you come from that part of the country. It shows confidence in the oneness of Nigeria and the political process.

Governor Masari explained that he will remain eternally grateful to the people of Rivers State for the immense support given to him while he was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“During my days as Speaker of the House of Representatives, if there is any one State that you can count 100 percent support, it was Rivers State and we remain friendly up till this moment. So anybody coming from Rivers State to wherever I am, he is welcome into my personal house or official residence.”

Governor Masari also commended Governor Wike for effectively curtailing the activities of the  Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Rivers State. He observed that if Governor Wike had not acted decisively, the nation would have been in a more precarious situation.

“I know what you did as a committed Nigerian. If you had allowed the situation to penetrate Rivers, only God knows where the situation would have been today.”

Governor Wike, also visited Hajia Aya Dada Yar’Adua, the mother of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who was also an ex-Governor of Katsina State.

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