You’re a threat to Nigeria’s democracy, PDP campaign spokesman replies Wike

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, yesterday, accused Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, of killing democracy in the state and country by hounding people, who disagree with his views.

A spokesman of the Council, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, who is the Delta State Commissioner for Information, slammed Wike for criticising Atiku’s meeting with Rivers leaders in Abuja, blaming him for making it impossible for the party to hold its presidential campaign in the state.

He stated: “Wike is quarrelling on why we are meeting the Rivers State people outside the state and claiming that those persons are not Rivers people. We met with critical stakeholders of Rivers, who we believe would be able to talk to their people for them to understand that Atiku and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, value them.

“Wike made it practically impossible for us to come to Rivers to campaign and because we do believe that if we want to come to Rivers to campaign, giving Wike’s position, he could take steps that would undermine the survival of a number of persons, which we are not ready to do, because we are very clear that our ambition is not worth the life of anybody, no matter how lowly placed that person may be. But we do know that our people in Rivers are very clear on the fact that Atiku means well.

“If Wike, rather than adding value to the human resources in Rivers, continues to deploy its resources to insult every well-meaning Nigerian, who has disagreed with him, Atiku is not going to take that path. We will, by the grace of God, embark on the process of recovery, developing all parts of this country and making every Nigerian, including our brothers in Rivers, feel they are Nigerians.”

Aniagwu urged Wike to stop fighting people with opposing views, insisting his action constitutes a threat to the country’s democracy.

He added: “Wike is asking his people to vote for a candidate, who will protect him and not a candidate who will add value to the lives of the people of Rivers.

“I want Wike to be assured that Atiku and Okowa are in this election because of the need to address the many challenges confronting our country.”