Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has promised to fully support former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar who emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Presidential candidate in the just concluded primary
Wike said said his support will be in line with the promise he made in his speech at the presidential primary that he will support whoever emerges as the party’s presidential candidate.
The Governor who reiterated his promise in a post on his Facebook page on Monday evening said he is not going to go back on his word.
He also added that he will not abandon the PDP because of his loss of the presidential ticket.
He said, “I made a vow to the Official Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria that i will support whoever emerges from the #PDPPresidentialPrimaries and i am not going to go back on my word.
“We cannot abandon the PDP, we will be fully supporting Atiku Abubakar.”
Atiku had polled 371 votes to beat Wike, his closest contender to the presidential ticket.
The Rivers State Governor reiterated the promise he made at the presidential primary some hours after the former Vice President visited him in his Abuja residence Monday.
