Wike, Rivers Gov-elect allegedly to Join APC , + Wike Debunks APC Claims Of Electoral Irregularities In Rivers(VIDEO)

Rivers state chapter of the APC has accused the state governor-elect, Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike, of planning to jump ship and join the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a means of shielding himself from been sacked by election petition tribunal.

Wike, who was declared winner of the governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, received knocks for the moves which aim, it was alleged, is to obtain the cover of APC and avoid a judicial dethronement.

“Wike’s latest move comes as no surprise to those who know his antecedents. Having back stabbed his mentors like former Senator John Mbata in the past and more recently Governor Chibuike Amaechi, he would only be living true to the unreliable ally that he has grown to be”, APC stated in the statement.

“Wike’s history is replete with sabotage and dual personality often unstable among peers. So, we are not surprised at his latest moves to dump PDP to join APC. Such a move portrays him as unstable in relationship having at several instances, bitten the finger that fed him. He thinks that by hiding under the canopy of APC membership, elders of the APC will prevail on Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, the governorship candidate of the party at the April 11 election, to abandon his quest for justice”, Mr. Chris Finebone, APC Rivers State Publicity Secretary said.

Giving insight into the plan, Finebone explained that Wike, as soon as he is received into the APC fold, will woo APC elders and leaders to prevail on Dr. Peterside to drop his quest for justice before the Election Petition Tribunal.

“Through this, Wike would have hoodwinked APC elders and leaders into prevailing on Dr. Peterside to withdraw his petition from the Tribunal. In short, Wike seeks to hide under the cloak of party man to dodge standing before justice to explain how he garnered the fictitious figures he claimed to have secured at the April governorship poll. Aware that Peterside is a true and loyal party man, unlike what he is; Wike will propound the hypothesis of “this-is-a-party matter” to cajole both Peterside and the leadership. Unfortunately, Wike has already shot himself in the foot with the barbaric manner in which he obtained the fraudulent victory he is currently parading.”

According to Mr. Finebone: “In any case, the APC has placed restrictions on fleeing PDP members whose only reason for jumping ship is because the PDP has lost the elections. Mr. Nyesom Wike is a liability rather than asset. It would be best he remains in the PDP, stand before Justice at the Tribunal and explain his role in the rape on democracy in Rivers State last April 11. His late night moves to join APC is only a ploy to protect the stolen mandate in his pockets.”

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However, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Mr Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the claims of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that there were irregularities in the electoral process.

The APC had written to the Independent National Electoral Commission requesting for the cancellation of the election in Rivers State. The party cited cases of irregularities in the process.

On Saturday, the Governor of the State, Chibuike Amaechi, had asked the electoral officials in his polling unit to show him the result sheet before he would vote. The officials were unable to produce the result sheet. The Governor refused to vote, saying he will only vote after he has seen the result sheet.

“Very Unfortunate”

In a telephone interview on Monday, Mr Wike said the claims of the APC in Rivers State was “very unfortunate”.

“It is what we have been preaching against that politicians should imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship.

“It is not a do or die affair. I have had the comments of the governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside, of the APC and I am surprised that he can say that.

“The problem we have here is that their Governor is a director general of Buhari’s campaign organisation and his party expected that, as a governor, he should be able to win the election in Rivers State,” he said.

He said that the argument of the Governor that there was no result sheet should not be a sign that the electoral process was flawed.

“The argument of the Governor is that there was no result sheet but not that people did not come out to participate.

“The governor told all his supporters to withdraw from the election because there was no result sheet.

“Everybody knows that the APC will not win election in Rivers State,” he claimed.

In the heat of a protest by members of the APC against the conduct of the elections, the Executive Director of Contact Project, Jennifer Lynne, believes that presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State were indeed compromised.

Ms Lynne, an international observer monitoring the Nigerian presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State, said that over the course of Saturday, she, along with the multinational civil society observation team had the opportunity to move across Port Harcourt, the state capital and observe several of the polling units.

Mr Wike, however, dismissed the reports by foreign observers of intimidation of voters, saying his political party never intimidated any voter during the election.

“It is not enough to say there was voters’ intimidation. They should identify the party that has committed the intimidation. If she says electoral materials were hijacked, she should state which party was involved,” Mr Wike requested, referring to foreign observer.

“We should be very careful about what the foreign observers say.”

He claimed that the call for cancellation of the election in the state was because the Governor of the State could not influence the system to benefit his political party.