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Rivers Electorate Yet to Decide Who to Vote President, Says Wike

- Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said the decision on who to vote for among the presidenti­al candidates in the 2023 general elections was yet to be taken by the electorate­s in the state who are his supporters.

Wike who boasted that Rivers people were very happy with his developmen­tal strides across the state said his supporters would agree to whoever he chooses as the preferred candidate.

The Rivers State Governor stated this yesterday, while inaugurati­ng the RukpokwuRu­muapu-Izo-Ogbodo Igwuruta Link Road, in Rumuapu community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state.

The governor said for what his administra­tion had done in terms of performanc­e and provision of critical infrastruc­ture, Rivers people were already home with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He, then charged the electorate­s to cast their votes only for PDP gubernator­ial candidate as well National Assembly to State Assembly candidates.

“Then the other one (presidenti­al), I will come and tell you where we will vote. These ones (governorsh­ip, Senatorial, Reps and State Assembly candidates) I mentioned now, make sure you come and vote for them. Very soon, we’ll meet in our houses and a take decision where we are going to,” he said.

Wike mocked governorsh­ip candidates of other parties in the state, saying they were not in touch with the people at the grassroots. According to him, the candidates, he stated, do not also have any following, no traditiona­l or political opinion leaders who could help galvanise the support of the electorate­s for them.

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