2023: A former APC spokesperson denounces Sanwo-Olu, Akeredolu and Fayemi during a visit to Wike

Former All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yemeni Nabena, has called the visit of some South West Governors to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State disrespectful to the leadership of the party in the South-South.

Mr. Nabena said so in a statement on Tuesday.

Rivers State is in the south-south zone.

Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State recently visited Mr. Wike, a former presidential candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP).

Mr. Wike lost to Atiku Abubakar at the PDP national convention in May. However, he is believed to be unhappy with the outcome of the primary and his inability to clinch the vice-presidential spot.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has been chosen as Mr. Abubakar's running mate.

Although the governors did not reveal the reason for the visit to Mr. Wike, there is speculation that the governors visited the state to pressure Mr. Wike at Bola's request Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate.

Mr. Nabena said the governors visited Mr. Wike without consulting Mr. Ameachi and other zone leaders in the region.

Rotimi Amaechi, former Governor of Rivers State and political enemy of Mr. Wike, lost the APC primaries to Mr. Tinubu.

Mr. Nabena urged Mr. Tinubu to call governors and his supporters to order or risk a repeat of what happened in Osun State.

"This is a warning to the APC presidential candidate to warn his men who are already planning to install leaders throughout the state with full assurance that their oga (Tinubu) will be the next president and that they (the boys) will be in charge of party structures across the states, this needs to be resolved quickly,” he said.

He added that Mr. Tinubu should not think that he "can arrogantly organize your boys to install rulers anywhere like they tried to do in Bayelsa, Kogi and Rivers states by some western paper governors who rely solely on Asiwaju to win elections."

Mr. Nabena said the APC in South-South will campaign for all party candidates at all levels.

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“So this is a warning to Lagos State Governor Sanwo-Olu and his fellow travelers that the APC South-South leaders are aware of their game plan in the Rivers State but it won't work because on election day we will vote APC in all boxes of President, National Assembly, Governor and State House of Assembly. "other states in the country. The era of APC voting for president and PDP voting for governor is over," he said.

Mr. Nabena also said that the party lost the gubernatorial elections in Osun State due to a lack of respect for state leaders.

"In 2018, APC National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole and his National Working Committee (NWC) worked so hard to defeat nature in Osun, but in 2022 nature came back full force to take its place.< /p>

"This is a warning to the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and others that if care is not taken, the same hand of nature will touch them."< /p>

In Osun State, incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola lost the gubernatorial election on Saturday to Ademola Adeleke of the PDP.

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