I won’t have won presidential election without you, Tinubu tells Wike

Bola Tinubu, president-elect, has disclosed that Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, played a crucial role in his emergence as winner of the February 25 presidential election

Tinubu made the disclosure while commissioning the Raumuokwuta/Rumuola flyover bridge in Port Harcourt, the capital of the state, on Wednesday

Tinubu said he couldn’t have won the presidential election without the support of Wike.

Tinubu described Wike as a man of principle and integrity who placed the interest of the nation above his own.

“I went through a gruesome campaign, fought hard, supported by many of you and I won. Fair and square. Nyesom, I say thank you for your contribution to my victory. I couldn’t have done it without some structural support as not describable in a flyover,” he said.

“In his excellency, I see a man of principle. He took a principled stance that the presidency must come to the south and he had the courage to stand by his own conviction not minding whose ox was gored.

“He is indeed a man of great integrity, he didn’t choose to serve his own interest, not about him but the interest of the nation. You promoted unity, you promoted fairness, you championed justice. Thank you.”