Gov Wike Claims Peter Obi’s Support Was Essential for the North to Remain in Power After Buhari’s Election

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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has declared Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, as the hero of the 2023 election. During an interactive meeting with the Technical Dealers Association of Nigeria, Computer Dealers Association, Garrison Phone Dealers Association and Building Materials Traders Association in Port Harcourt on Saturday, March 11, Wike explained that Obi’s decision to run for president under the Labour Party platform prevented the North from retaining power after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. He further stated that if Obi had not contested, the PDP would have won the election in the South-South and South-East. Wike also revealed that the PDP G-5 governors had unanimously agreed to ensure the emergence of a president from southern Nigeria to succeed President Buhari, and that former Rivers State governor and immediate past Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, had mobilised votes for Atiku Abubakar instead of supporting Obi.