The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has warned associates of PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar verbally attacking him that there would be dire consequences.
The Rivers governor, who did not mention names, said that abusing leaders of the party instead of embarking on “political foot work” would achieve nothing.
He said that would pay in “bitter tears when the reality of their political loss stares them in the face eventually”.
Wike spoke at Egbeda Community while flagging off the construction of Akpabu-Egbeda-Omoku Link Road in Emohua Local Government Area on Wednesday.
He said no amount of speculation and unprofitable media talks by people of little electoral value will make him change his mind on the presidential candidate to support.
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“If anybody like, 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 have finished abusing leaders (us), you will pay,” the Rivers governor said.
Wike stated that he and his team were already on ground and in the political field talking to the people and soliciting their votes.
They are doing so, governor Wike insisted, because it is now well established that only those who bring development projects are qualified to 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.”
Wike told the electorate to be bold to ask such politicians when they come to them, “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.”
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