2019: I Have No Ambition to be Vice President, Says Wike
Ernest Chinwo
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will not be vying for the position of Vice President of the country as being speculated in certain quarters ahead of the 2019 elections.
Wike said though some of the presidential aspirants seeking his support have offered him the position of Vice President in the course of political consultations, he insisted that the interest of Rivers State is paramount.
Speaking in an interview with The Osasu Show at the Government House Port Harcourt yesterday, Wike said, “there are aspirants who have promised me the position of the vice president, but I said I will not seek the position.
“Not even in the dream will I seek that position at this point. I am a first term governor and the National Chairman of PDP is from my State and the South-south.
“These are mere allegations. People can carry rumours, but everything I will do, will be in the interest of Rivers State. Nobody can use Rivers State as a tool. They did that in the past, but not anymore “.
The governor also expressed surprise that the decision to hold the national convention of the PDP in the state was causing disaffection among aspirants even when he had no hand in the choice of Port Harcourt as the venue.
Wike said the decision to host the October 5 and 6 National Convention in Port Harcourt was initiated without his knowledge, adding that he eventually attended a meeting where governors and presidential aspirants ratified the resolution.
He expressed surprise that a few presidential aspirants who never oppposed the decision to host the National Convention in Port Harcourt, have turned around to sponsor reports against the venue of the convention.
He said, “I am shocked that a few presidential aspirants who never opposed Port Harcourt as a venue would begin the sponsorship of media attacks on the venue of the convention, which was not initiated by us.
“When we say that there are moles amongst the presidential aspirants, this is one of the manifestations. A decision that is collectively taken, is being contested through clandestine sponsorship.