Ex-generals, members of the PDP ganged up on me – Wike
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike revealed that some former military generals and other members of the People's Democratic Party met on the evening of the presidential primary and the party's special convention to prevent his emergence as the party's presidential candidate.
He added that part of the meetings were held in the homes of former generals on the evening of the convention in order to avoid its urgency.
Wike Speaking live in a media chat in Port Harcourt on Friday alleged the meetings were part of what delayed the start of the convention on the day of the PDP primary.
Wike lambasted PDP national chairman Senator Iyorcha Ayu for his role in the party's last convention, saying he helped former vice-chairman Atiku Abubakar emerge as party standard bearer.
He added, "A whole national president told some aspirants that if Wike won, he was going to resign. As convention president, he allowed Aminu Tambuwal to speak a second time. Listen, integrity matters.
"And after all, he (Ayu) went to hug Tambuwal that he was the hero of the convention.
“Meetings came and went. People were under pressure to quit.
"Even on the night of the convention, the meetings continued. That's why we started our convention late.
"Some of the retired generals were involved. Some of the meetings were held in their homes. There was nothing they didn't do to make me resign.
"Those who know me know that I would have stopped the convention, even if the sky fell.
"But I said that for peace to prevail, for the convention to continue. Now a candidate has emerged. And we must win the election as a party. This is the ultimate and winning election.
>"But the right things have to be done. It has been agreed and it is party practice that if the candidate is from the North, the National President must come from the South.
"The candidate (Atiku) knows all this. He even told me when he came to my house in Abuja.
Details later..,
Please share this story:
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike revealed that some former military generals and other members of the People's Democratic Party met on the evening of the presidential primary and the party's special convention to prevent his emergence as the party's presidential candidate.
He added that part of the meetings were held in the homes of former generals on the evening of the convention in order to avoid its urgency.
Wike Speaking live in a media chat in Port Harcourt on Friday alleged the meetings were part of what delayed the start of the convention on the day of the PDP primary.
Wike lambasted PDP national chairman Senator Iyorcha Ayu for his role in the party's last convention, saying he helped former vice-chairman Atiku Abubakar emerge as party standard bearer.
He added, "A whole national president told some aspirants that if Wike won, he was going to resign. As convention president, he allowed Aminu Tambuwal to speak a second time. Listen, integrity matters.
"And after all, he (Ayu) went to hug Tambuwal that he was the hero of the convention.
“Meetings came and went. People were under pressure to quit.
"Even on the night of the convention, the meetings continued. That's why we started our convention late.
"Some of the retired generals were involved. Some of the meetings were held in their homes. There was nothing they didn't do to make me resign.
"Those who know me know that I would have stopped the convention, even if the sky fell.
"But I said that for peace to prevail, for the convention to continue. Now a candidate has emerged. And we must win the election as a party. This is the ultimate and winning election.
>"But the right things have to be done. It has been agreed and it is party practice that if the candidate is from the North, the National President must come from the South.
"The candidate (Atiku) knows all this. He even told me when he came to my house in Abuja.
Details later..,
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