ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Wednesday expressed confidence that whoever he adopts as candidate will emerge victorious at the 25 February presidential poll.
The former Minister, Wike, said the insults being thrown at him would not make him to change his mind on working for his yet-to-named preferred presidential candidate.
Wike and the other G-5 Governors have vowed not to back the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, at the poll.
The Governors are Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Ikpeazu Okezie (Abia); Ifeayi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Governor Wike, who is the leader.
The withdrawal of support for their party’s flag bearer was occasioned by the refusal of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu to step down as the PDP National Chairman.
Wike however, described his abusers as those who cannot mobilize 25 votes in their constituencies for any candidate.
The Governor stated these at the kick-off of the construction of Akpabu-Egbeda-Omoku Link Road in Egbeda, Emohua Local Government Area.
Governor Wike said he would concentrate on mobilising support for his candidate rather than join issues with his detractors, who had lost focus.
Wike wondered why people abandoned much political work waiting for them to delight themselves in abusing leaders of the party, saying that such behaviour would only attract dire political consequences, as they would end up in bitter tears when the reality of their political loss would stare them in the face eventually.
Wike said: “If anybody likes, say what you want to say that I am working for so and so person, it’s their business, say that I am not working for so and so person, it’s their business.
“That will not make me change my mind where we are heading to. Do you understand me? So, if they like, they can make speculation. After all, that is why the word, speculation is there.
“Some of them, who do not have 25 votes, are busy abusing leaders. When you finished abusing leaders (us), you will pay.”
He said also that, he and his team were already on ground and in the political field talking to the people and soliciting their votes.
Wike reiterated that only those who bring development should reap the votes of the electorate.
“We are here talking to our people, they are there in radio stations and television houses. We are here talking to our people. When you are finished, by that time, it’ll be too late.
“Be bold to ask such politicians when they come, ‘what did you bring for us?’ ‘You come with empty hand; you will go with empty hand’. ‘You come with project, we give you votes’. ‘You come with promises, we give you promises’,” he said.