Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, lost the presidential election because he refused to heed the warning of the G-5.
Speaking at Okomoko Community Field while inaugurating the Chokocho-Igbodo Road in Etche Local Government Area on Monday, Wike said what befell PDP was avoidable if the national leadership of the party had heeded the appeals and demands to adopt the principle of equity, fairness and justice.
He said it was now settled that the presidency had returned to the south after the north completed its 8 years at the presidency.
“Our constitution says in section 7: 3c that there shall be rotation of public offices; of appointive and elective. You took the chairmanship of the party. You took the presidential candidate slot of the party and we came to you, saying this is against the spirit of our constitution.
“Give us back the chairmanship, you said no, that you must have it all because you have won. I said be careful then, and nobody wants to remember all those things when we were shouting.”
Wike said while others were demonstrating against the outcome of the presidential elections, he was in Rivers inaugurating projects and satisfying the needs of the people.
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