Wike: 2023 Election Will be Fight to Finish in Rivers

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt

Governor Nyesom Wike has said that the 2023 general election will be a fight to finish in Rivers State.

The Rivers State governor who noted that the election is a crucial moment that the electorate will use to decide who will govern the state in the next tenure, boasted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State is going to win all the positions at the end of the elections.

Governor Wike spoke yesterday, at the party’s flag-off campaign rally held at the Felix Obuah Pavilion, Omoku Town in Ogba-Egbema- Ndoni Local Government area (ONELGA).

The governor emphasised that at previous times when PDP went into election it won the governorship, senatorial, House of Representatives and State of Assembly seats, saying that in the forth coming election the situation will not be different.

Governor Wike explained that when Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Abua/Odual, Ahoada East, Ahoada West local Government Areas of the State experienced flooding last year, the State abandoned to its fate.

“That is how you know those who hate Rivers State , that is how you know those who love us. If you hate Rivers State, we will not give you our vote.”
“We will only give our vote to those who love Rivers state.

“You have to listen to your leaders through the DG (director general) of the campaign. They will come back to you, sit you down and tell you where we are heading to.

“It is a fight to finish. Do not be afraid. We are going to win at the end of the day. You know that we have always won. We will continue to win.

“We have never failed in anything we have told you. Success has always been with us. God has been with us. This time is not going to be different. God will continue to lead us.”

Governor Wike explained that on arrival in Omoku Town for the rally, they visited the Oba who gave them his blessings.

“Oba has done the traditional thing by blessing us and telling us, go to the field, my people are there, they will be with you, they will stay with you and we have seen it today.”

Governor Wike urged the people not to listen to candidates and leaders of other political parties who may come to them to solicit their votes.

He pointed out that such persons failed them when they had the opportunity to fulfil promises they made and to deliver development projects to them.

“Do allow those who were previously given the opportunity. They failed you. Is there anything they can tell you again? “

Governor Wike implored the people to repeat the level of support that they gave to the PDP in 2015 and 2019 in order to consolidate what his administration has already accomplished.

The governor stressed that he made promises to the people of ONELGA and has  delivered development projects in the area in fulfilment of those promises.

Governor Wike mentioned that even though the immediate past administration awarded the internal roads in Omoku for reconstruction and abandoned them, on assumption of office, he ensured the job was done.

He mentioned that his administration would  inaugurate  the Kregeni to Omoku Road, and the Omoku-Egbema dualisation road  by the end of February. He further stated that the phase two of Ahoada-Omoku Road has already been awarded and will have street light.

In his speech, the PDP governorship candidate,  Siminialayi Fubara, recounted the successes of the Wike’s administration, which the consolidation team will reenact.

He said if elected into office there will be further development, particularly in ONELGA where the phase two of the Ahoada -Omoku Road will be completed to ease mobility in the area.

Fubara urged them to ensure they deliver overwhelming votes for the PDP, and be sure that they will enjoy the gains of being the gas hub of the state, experience sustained peace, economic empowerment and enhance business opportunities.

On his part, the Director General of PDP campaign council,  Felix Obuah said the people of ONELGA already, are PDP converts, who have vowed to use their PVC to deliver all candidates of the party on election day.