Former Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has spoken out on whether he would accept an appointment from President Bola Tinubu.
Wike revealed this on Tuesday during a press conference with journalists in Port Harcourt.
Wike stated that circumstances will tell and that he is not lobbying for a position.
Remember that the former Rivers Governor had a romance with Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress, APC, prior to the February 25 presidential election and even after Tinubu’s government was inaugurated.
Wike is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, but he worked against the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Wike told BBC Pidgin over the weekend that if Tinubu offered him an appointment, he would consult with his wife and friends.
Meanwhile, the former governor stated that he isn’t begging for appointment but would consider the capacity he is to serve, if Tinubu calls him.
“You can’t ask me that kind of question. First of all, I am not lobbying for an appointment, for Christ sake. And I can’t only be important because you have given me an appointment. I mean, you should look at it very well.
“Two, Mr President has not called me. With due respect, if Mr President calls you and say, I want you to serve. May be I will ask, in what capacity do you want me to serve. And he says it, I say okay, thank you Sir.
“Look I have a political team, I have a family, I won’t just sit down without talking to anybody and say oh Yes. Look, look, I am not begging for appointment.
“We are not being objective. I have to explain to you how it’s done, you don’t just say will you take or not. What kind of question is that? At my level, you don’t ask whether I will take or I won’t take. No, Circumstances will tell you. You see you never can tell,” he said.
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