Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, has explained why Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, could not support Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential nominee.
Recall that Fayose stated on Wednesday that after the north ruled Nigeria for eight years, it is now the south’s turn to produce the leader of the country.
In an interview with Premium Times, Fayose recalled that after Atiku won the PDP presidential nomination, he pledged to name Wike as his running mate.
The former governor claimed that after choosing Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Atiku failed to keep his promise.
Fayose said, “Wike never said he wanted to be VP, but when Atiku visited him, he was the one who said, ‘I want you to be my VP’. He said that to Wike. If that then changes, is Wike not supposed to be told? Is he not supposed to know?
“PDP set up a committee to recommend a running mate for the candidate and the committee voted and picked Wike, but they didn’t comply with the recommendation of the committee.
“If the party is now a one-man show, we will show them that we can resist it. We are with Wike 100 per cent.
“When they need Wike’s money and Wike’s support, they will say, ‘Wike is good enough. Wike has been injured, but we will remain with him. Whatever he does is what we would do; wherever he asks us to go is where we will go.”
Fayose responded, “Wike will never say we should support Atiku,” when asked what he would do if Wike requested them to back Atiku.
“Wike cannot come out to say he is supporting Atiku. I dare him to say so; because he knows that whatever he says will haunt him forever. If Wike supports Atiku, we will abandon him.”
